[Jay]

When I tell the router (after changing it to DHCP) to reserve the exisiting addys on my PCs, do I retain the DNS server address on them, or will the router then do that and I should reset each machine to discover the DNS?

I have the router pointed to dyndns.org for the Webcams and other stuff. Does going to DHCP have any effect on that?

TIA

[Shawn]

The DNS should remain the same.

LAN DHCP settings should not affect your WAN settings (e.g. dyndns.org ).

I just keep a long lease time on my DHCP settings to keep the addressing easy.

[Jay]

thanks Shawn, I want to do it here to get a feel for it.

It's a dry run for my other place where I want statics for my own machines while having an uber DHCP environment for friends and fam who bring their wireless laptops, etc.

appreciated

a thing that puzzles me is that a friend of my son's brought her laptop here a few years ago and was able to surf with no changes to her PC. I've always been totally static here.

I have VERY little DHCP experiance.

[Skibum]

Oh Brother....

Static DHCP will not affect non specified MAC addresses. They just wont get one of the reserved addresseseseseses.

[Jay]

I'll Google your response tomorrow.

thanks, sweetheart

[Jay]

And I ain't got no Macs

iPod but no Macs.

[Skibum]

Oh brother......

[Jay]

Oh Uncle