Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL fun - I need help to improve performance!

date posted 9th January 2005 11:40

Why can't you give the Airport a fixed IP address on the same subnet as the
DHCP range and then exclude it from the DHCP range (or create a DHCP
reservation for it). Or let the Airport do DHCP for everything and do an
exclusion or reservation for the other router. To do this, RTFM.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Perman" [EMAIL REMOVED]
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Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL fun - I need help to improve performance!


>
> On 9 Jan 2005, at 00:39, Dave Edwards wrote:
>
> > You've one too many DHCP servers. Disable DHCP on the Airport so the
> > clients (including the Airport) pick up from the ADSL router
>
> that don't work! if i disable DHCP on the airport i get no internet
> connection, as it needs that to pick up the ADSL connection from the
> ADSL modem. i then need DHCP turned on on my laptop to get the
> connection from the airport wirelessly.
>
>
> > Who's your ISP? ADSL in UK is configured differently from USA.
>
> yep, i gathered that!
>
> my ISP is eclipse. seem to be a good service so far.
>
>
> > I'd say turning off DHCP on the Airport will do the business. All the
> > Airport needs to do is route your iTunes to the stereo.
>
> and route my internet connection to my macs wirelessly also, hence the
> need for DHCP being turned on in airport.
>
>
> > I bet you a pint of Leffe that'll sort it ;)
>
> i win! ;-)
>
> L.
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