Re: WRT54G and Static Clients

"Sqwertz" <swertz@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
news:6phxeum274ke.dlg@sqwertz.com...
> How do I tell my WRT54G with Linksys firmware (8.00.2) to always
> assign certain IP's to certain MACs (or hostnames)?
>
> I need to know that certain hardwired and wireless devices are at
> certain static IP's, while the rest can use DHCP.
>
> This kind of setup was pretty straight-forward on the D-Links
> (mapping IP's to MACs), but I don't see how to do it on the
> Linksys.
>
> Do I just set up my devices to have static IP's and let them tell
> the router this? And then exclude those IP's from the DHCP pool?
> That didn't work for my Brother printer, at least (can't find how
> to set hostname). Haven't tried it with a PC.
>

just assign the static IP at the device - and make it outside the DHCP pool
If the "printer", print server, or other "device"
has an interface to setup an IP address,
it might internally create a hostname... usually from the MAC address or serial
number.