2013-01-18T19:01:21+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855 AUGW info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ 2013-01-11T21:21:33+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855#3791 David Fleetwood info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ On one occasion since changing my internet access to using my Netgear router/modem as purely a modem and using an Airport Extreme for the wireless network - a set up that has generally worked really well, I found it impossible to log onto the wireless network with one device. This device was a newish iPad mini, which on the initial set up worked fine. When I looked at the network settings on the iPad, the IP address was not in the usual 192.168 Netgear range. From memory it was 169. something. I have since read that there should only be one DCHP server per network and I suspect I have 2 running which caused the problem with the iPad. So the question is how do I switch off the DCHP element and is it best to do this on the Airport Extreme as my main desktops are wired to the Netgear device? 2013-01-12T13:51:17+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855#3796 Lionel Ogden info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ I would have thought that you would be better connecting all your devices via the Airport extreme and just use the netgear as a modem. Make sure the wifi is switched off on the netgear of course. The Airport extreme would then allocate DCHP settings. 2013-01-13T17:30:40+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855#3799 David Fleetwood info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Yes Lionel that is one option but I think from a chat I had with Mick Burrell yesterday, that it would be 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other to do this. I did establish from Mick that when my Airport Extreme was set up it automatically switched itself off generating IP addresses, so I don't have the problem I thought! They are all done by the Netgear modem so no conflict. I also learnt that an IP address starting 169. is a default one a router generates when it can't find another one and that clicking 'Renew Lease' on the router settings will cause a fresh IP address to be requested from the device that generates them. So I have added to my knowledge of these things and my system is currently working fine. Again thanks to Mick and Lionel for their inputs. 2013-01-14T09:49:41+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855#3800 Mick Burrell info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Minor correction David, the router will have a factory set default IP address (with Netgear it's 192.168.0.1) as it's usually the router that's asked to be the DHCP server - it's the computer or other device which will give itself a self assigned IP address (usually starting 169) if it cannot find a DHCP server. So it's the computer etc. that will have the option to "Renew Lease". Other than that you've got it ;-) 2013-01-18T19:01:21+00:00 https://www.augwessex.org.uk/discussions/view/855#3805 David Fleetwood info@augwessex.org.uk https://www.augwessex.org.uk/ Thanks Mick, that makes sense!