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w9ac

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Static IP vs. DHCP
« on: 2016-04-01, 14:49:25 »
I recently changed my home router and found that my remote RRC will now only connect with the radio RRC by DHCP and not with a static IP.  Even though the remote RRC should not require port forwarding, I tried opening up the RRC static IP port and even went so far as to assign it as a DMZ port.  Still no good.  The DNS and Gateway IPs have stayed the same.  DHCP works perfectly but I would like to know why a static IP will not work on my remote RRC.

Can anyone explain this?

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Re: Static IP vs. DHCP
« Reply #1 on: 2016-04-01, 18:24:07 »
It's possible that the new router requires the MAC address of a device in order to assign a fixed IP to it. 

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Re: Static IP vs. DHCP
« Reply #2 on: 2016-04-01, 18:35:40 »
John,

That fixed it.  Many Tnx!

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Re: Static IP vs. DHCP
« Reply #3 on: 2016-04-02, 13:50:23 »
Judging from the time stamps, it didn't take you long to try it, either!

Hope all is well with the new station setup.

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