Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Linksys router BEFSR41 loosing internet

[Dale]

walt wrote:
> On 12/19/2010 05:28 PM, Dale wrote:
>> I want fireball to get a fixed IP from the router and I want smoker
> > to get a fixed IP from the router. I think I know how to do that much.
>
> When I first set up my TrendNet router I worried about that, too.  After
> spending many hours doing exactly what you're doing, I finally noticed
> that the DHCP server running on the router always assigned each machine
> the same IP address anyway, so I gave up and used the default router
> settings for everything and got fixed IP addresses by default.
>
> I believe the router assigns IP addresses based on the MAC address of
> each ethernet chip. At least the router's configuration menu lets me
> make adjustments based on MAC addresses, but I'm just guessing there.
>
> If your router does the same, you can add smoker and fireball to your
> /etc/hosts using the IP addresses that your router (always) assigns
> them, so you can address them each by name on your local network.
>
> I also noticed by using a port scanner on my router that it listens
> on port 23 as well as port 80, so I can telnet to the router and really
> look under the hood at its linux guts.  I don't think the manual gave
> that secret away, IIRC.
>

I noticed the modem does the same thing too.  When I plug the router 
into the modem, it gets a different IP.  The router does the same tho I 
think.  Since I got it set up this way and it works, I better leave well 
enough alone.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-)