Frode said
Also check that you do not have two 'routers/AP' both trying to distribute and assign DHCP adresses (e.g. a router on WAN and Airport Express connected on the LAN side).
If you do, then one of them have to be set to Bridge mode.
10.x adresses is commonly used by Apple.
Frode, yes I do have an A Extreme at my modem 75 ft away, then an A Express in my music room for Wi Fi extension, but as I recall it’s set as a bridge, it’s been six months, how could I confirm this ? I have the Mac AirPort utility, I don’t see anything there that would tell me. Fing says A Extreme is 10.0.1.1 and Express .13. Thks for the help, I’ll try Gordon’ s later today.
Airport Utility shows it.
Select Off (Bridge mode) if your other units are placed on the same subnet.
The static IP setting is done on the LAN device itself, not on the router.
If you want a static IP for your DS you need to set it locally on the DS. Then the router won’t allocate a DHCP adress to the node with the said unique mac adress (in this case the ‘DS’).
If you are using Win7 you can create a network topology that shows your setup.
Frode said
The static IP setting is done on the LAN device itself, not on the router.
If you want a static IP for your DS you need to set it locally on the DS. Then the router won’t allocate a DHCP adress to the node with the said unique mac adress (in this case the ‘DS’).
If you are using Win7 you can create a network topology that shows your setup.
I was in the Bridge screen on my laptop so I thought a No set a static for the bridge.
Yes my laptop is Win7, are you referring to the networking screens or a third party thing ?
Can I now just change the LAN DHCP to ‘No’ to set a static ?
No, you have to set it in the Bridge control screen. There used to be a detailed set of directions about how to set static IP addresses for the Bridge posted on this site. I just did some searching but I can’t find them; maybe they didn’t survive the move to the new forum software. I remember using them at the end of 2012 after I got my PWD. If anyone can find them, or saved them somewhere, I think it would be great to post them for everyone’s benefit.
rogerdn said
Believe that worked, now have IP 10.0.1.18,
Gateway. 10.0.1.1
Can I now just change the LAN DHCP to ‘No’ to set a static ?
No, you have to set it in the Bridge control screen. There used to be a detailed set of directions about how to set static IP addresses for the Bridge posted on this site. I just did some searching but I can’t find them; maybe they didn’t survive the move to the new forum software. I remember using them at the end of 2012 after I got my PWD. If anyone can find them, or saved them somewhere, I think it would be great to post them for everyone’s benefit.
Thks but that’s what I was meaning, should have been more explicit.
also, pls com you have just a modem or a modem/router from your ISP?
No but I have fixed the addresses to what I think is correct and had before the 192’s showed up. BTW I’m thinking that probably happened when I did the router reset and modem unplug, because don’t believe it was like that before. See post #26 pls, can I convert this to a static by simply changing DHCP YES to NO using my laptop bridge screen ?
I have a separate modem from my cable co and an Apple Extreme router, located too far from my music room for good wireless so I use an Express there as a bridge.
But you and a lot of others have helped me a lot over the last year on this Bridge, which I greatly appreciate, but think it’s time to quit messing with it and just use USB, which on the PWD I actually preferred so it’s likely to be the same on the DS. Or I might ask PSA to look at it, after all the effort it should be working if it’s healthy, thanks again.
Yes you can either set NO on the front panel or the BRIDGE web page. Same diff.
Before giving up on the bridge, pick up a pair of PLC Ethernet extenders. You should be rock solid and no SQ loss that I have heard myself or reported. Plug one into your router and the other to the DS or switch, if you need more ports, and good to go.
netgear, Linksys make them. ( get the model that hs no wireless.
having a modem with no internal router is a mitzvah. (French for “good” :-)) how did you get that from the ISP?
gordon said
Yes you can either set NO on the front panel or the BRIDGE web page. Same diff.
Before giving up on the bridge, pick up a pair of PLC Ethernet extenders. You should be rock solid and no SQ loss that I have heard myself or reported. Plug one into your router and the other to the DS or switch, if you need more ports, and good to go.
netgear, Linksys make them. ( get the model that hs no wireless.
having a modem with no internal router is a mitzvah. (French for “good”) how did you get that from the ISP?
gordon said
Yes you can either set NO on the front panel or the BRIDGE web page. Same diff.
Before giving up on the bridge, pick up a pair of PLC Ethernet extenders. You should be rock solid and no SQ loss that I have heard myself or reported. Plug one into your router and the other to the DS or switch, if you need more ports, and good to go.
netgear, Linksys make them. ( get the model that hs no wireless.
having a modem with no internal router is a mitzvah. (French for “good”) how did you get that from the ISP?
Thks will chk out.
PLCs are the way to go IMO. I use Netgear XAVB 5101 hooked up to a Netgear DGND 3700. It is a modem/router that allows me to reserve a static ip for the Bridge and everything else on my Network. I sometimes get dropouts but its much more reliable that wireless. Its the closest thing to hardwired as you can get. Plus I set the Bridge Page with the same static ip that is on the router. Gateway is the router ip and I set (on the Bridge Network Configuration) LAN DHCP [Bridge static ip] : NO. Works for me.
Previously, only commercial clients got just the modem only models since the ISPs expected businesses to have robust internal Lans. I guess the many support calls finally got them to go the modem route or at least offer the option. Since they only allowed a second router to act as a bridge, the ISP modem/router controlled the ability to set static IPs in most cases. It was a big support headache when the Bridge first came out since their overnight updates sometimes nuked internal connections and Bridge-1 was not a strong survivor.
Previously, only commercial clients got just the modem only models since the ISPs expected businesses to have robust internal Lans. I guess the many support calls finally got them to go the modem route or at least offer the option. Since they only allowed a second router to act as a bridge, the ISP modem/router controlled the ability to set static IPs in most cases. It was a big support headache when the Bridge first came out since their overnight updates sometimes nuked internal connections and Bridge-1 was not a strong survivor.
Ross probably remembers that story.
More importantly… are you playing music yet???
I had DSL for years before cable and they too had just a modem.
USB yes, which is pretty stunning on the DS most of the time, love it, just abt everything is different in a better way.