Ch2 Lan Tcpip
Ch2 Lan Tcpip
Ch2 Lan Tcpip
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Introduction
In this chapter, we will explain in more detail the LAN TCP/IP and DHCP Setup.
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LAN TCP/IP and DHCP setup address by the router and sent out via the DSL connection.
For NAT Usage: (Default: Always Enable) 1st IP Address: Private IP address for connecting to a local private network (Default: 192.168.1.1). 1st Subnet Mask: Netmask for the local private network (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24). For IP Routing Usage: (Default: Disable) Enable: Enable the 2nd IP address settings. Disable: Disable the 2nd IP address settings. 2nd IP Address: Set a public IP address. 2nd Subnet Mask: Set a netmask for the public IP address. RIP Protocol Control: Disable: Disable the exchange of RIP packets on LAN interface. 1st Subnet: Set the 1st subnet to exchange RIP packets with neighbor routers
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LAN TCP/IP and DHCP setup connected to LAN interface. 2nd Subnet: Set the 2nd subnet to exchange RIP packets with neighbor routers connected to LAN interface. 2nd Subnet DHCP Server: The following picture is for 2nd subnet DHCP Server of the Vigor 2900 Router.
Start IP Address: Set the starting IP address of the IP address pool. IP Pool Counts: Set the number of IP addresses in the pool. MAC Address: Type the specific MAC Address which could be added, removed or edited from the access listed above. ADD: To add a MAC address on the list. Remove: To delete the selected MAC address on the list. Edit: To edit the selected MAC address on the list.
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LAN TCP/IP and DHCP setup Cancel: Give up the MAC address access control setup. Close: Close this window. Clear All: Clean all entries of MAC addresses on the list. OK: Save the access control list.
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Enable Server: Assign IP address to LAN PC automatically. Disable Server: Assign IP address to LAN PC manually. Relay Agent: Allows PCs on LAN to request IP address from other DHCP server. Start IP Address: Set the start IP address of the IP address pool. IP Pool Counts: Set the number of IP address pool. Gateway IP Address: Sets the gateway IP address for the DHCP server. Usually, it
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LAN TCP/IP and DHCP setup should the be same as 1st IP address when the router works as a default gateway. DNS Server IP Address: (Default: None). DNS stands for Domain Name System. Every Internet host must have a unique IP address, also they may have a human friendly, easy to remember name such as www.yahoo.com. The DNS server converts the user friendly name into its equivalent IP address. Primary IP Address: Sets the IP address of the primary DNS server. Secondary IP Address: Sets the IP address of the secondary DNS server. Note: If both the Primary IP and Secondary IP Address fields are left empty, the router will assign its own IP address to local users as a DNS proxy server and maintain a DNS cache. If the IP address of a domain name is already in the DNS cache, the router will resolve the domain name immediately. Otherwise, the router forwards the DNS query packet to the external DNS server by establishing a WAN (e.g. DSL/Cable) connection.