Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:29:24 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, alplant@att.net, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: switch to DCHP from static ip Message-ID: <53DD5834.6010607@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <20140802230729.617ab1ec.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <53DC43AA.8080509@hdk5.net> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408011952050.78777@wonkity.com> <53DC4D2D.8010501@hdk5.net> <20140802080340.GA18971@slackbox.erewhon.home> <20140802230729.617ab1ec.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > On Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:03:40 +0200, Roland Smith wrote: >> Home routers generally have a web server running on their internal network. >> You can use it to check and change (parts of) the configuration such as DHCP. >> So try pointing your browser to 192.168.200.1. More often than not the default >> login name / password combination is admin / admin. > > Allow me an addition: > > Some home routers with a web interface allow you to also > define fixed (local) addresses depending on the MAC address, > so the DHCP server will issue the same IP every time a > given device connects. However, not all routers support > that function - I have already met models where you can > select the local IP range (192.168.x.[y-z]), but you > cannot set fixed addresses... > > Regarding the admin access: On some models, the factory > setting is printed on the back, or it comes with the docu- > mentation provided by the ISP which "normal people" > immediately throw away after receiving their new shiny > equipment. ;-) > > > ##### From the telcom. Thay did not leave any documentation. I got some from PACE website and from the FreeBSD Gurus. For which I am thankful. This PACE 5168NV router is labled as : http://192.168.200.1 For configuration purposes. :) ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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