Trev
The Dumb One
In my experience, ALL routers have this facility. This is the result of a survey of 5 routers, two of which are identical
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will HDR-Fox-T2 connect to a wifi network without DHCP
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selectortone
Member
In my experience, ALL routers have this facility. This is the result of a survey of 5 routers, two of which are identical
Me too - the last three routers I've had offered this facility. There may be routers out there that don't, but I'd be happy to wager that the vast majority of current models do.
Ezra Pound
Well-Known Member
A Warning is just that, a warning, you can't re-write history as easily as you can and do, edit your posts
tonybonner
Member
Getting back on-topic, I think there is a point being missed here that merits explanation for less technically-aware members.The OP appears to be surprised/frustrated that when he switches between ethernet and wireless his IP address etc is lost - but that is to be expected.
It's a commonly-held misconception that every network-connectable device (PC, laptop, smartphone etc) has a unique ID known as its MAC address. For most purposes this is a reasonable, simple explanation that helps people to understand what's going on. However, it is factually incorrect. A more factually correct statement is that every network adapter has a unique MAC address.
In this instance the OP is using 2 separate network adapters - the fixed ethernet adapter that's built into the T2 and an Edimax wireless adapter.
A router never actually talks to the T2 - it talks to the network adapter. So, in this instance the router will see the adapters as 2 separate, un-related pieces of kit. It will never know that they are attached to the same T2.
I hope this explanation will be of use to some readers.
Sometimes it's too easy to assume that others understand what is 'basic knowledge' to oneself.
It's a commonly-held misconception that every network-connectable device (PC, laptop, smartphone etc) has a unique ID known as its MAC address. For most purposes this is a reasonable, simple explanation that helps people to understand what's going on. However, it is factually incorrect. A more factually correct statement is that every network adapter has a unique MAC address.
In this instance the OP is using 2 separate network adapters - the fixed ethernet adapter that's built into the T2 and an Edimax wireless adapter.
A router never actually talks to the T2 - it talks to the network adapter. So, in this instance the router will see the adapters as 2 separate, un-related pieces of kit. It will never know that they are attached to the same T2.
I hope this explanation will be of use to some readers.
Sometimes it's too easy to assume that others understand what is 'basic knowledge' to oneself.
I can assure you that there was No arm twisting involved.
I think you mean "Thomson" without a P.
Andrew Benham
Member
Now "Technicolor", also without a P.
Andrew Benham
Member
The DHCP server pool settings on the TG585 can be an absolute PITA to change. Even trying to nail-up a lease for a device can be problematical. I always end up saving the configuration to a file, editing that file to change the settings, and then restoring the configuration from that file. That works for me, my pool starts at .32 now. The most recent TG585 I have is from BE, and their helpdesk say that the DHCP pool can't be changed - well it can, but not from either the web UI or the telnet UI :-(
prpr
Well-Known Member
My Netgear DG834 doesn't accept MAC addresses which don't start with 00 via the web interface for DHCP reservation, which is a right PITA these days. I ended up doing the same as you...
Andrew Benham
Member
Here's a coincidence - that's one of the bugs I fixed in my modified DGTeam firmware for the DG834....
http://www.adsb.co.uk/software/DGTeam/
prpr
Well-Known Member
Interesting. I tried DGTeam a few years ago and it broke more things than it fixed. It also completely changed the (original buggy) VPN stuff and made it unusable for site-site links. I reverted to standard after a very short while and gave up on it. Are you saying you have the source and a usable build environment to be able to modify and fix things or what? I thought those Italian folks never released it...?
Andrew Benham
Member
I don't have the source (DGTeam didn't release source for their later versions), but I do have a build environment (for those models which use the MIPS cpu in big endian mode).