permanent DHCP IP assignments?

I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items attached
to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out. After it is
restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP addresses. This is all
fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is included in the unchanging
"printer properties" of several PCs. How can I tell the WRT54G to save an
IP assignment? Thanks!

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items
> attached to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes
> out. After it is restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of
> IP addresses. This is all fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP
> address is included in the unchanging "printer properties" of
> several PCs. How can I tell the WRT54G to save an IP assignment?
> Thanks!

Assign static IP's.

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Travis in Shoreline Washington

The linksys will assign ip addresses from 192.168.1.100 through
192.168.1.149 so you can give the printer a static ip address below or above
those numbers, such as 192.168.1.4 and it won't be affected by the DHCP


"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items attached
>to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out. After it is
>restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP addresses. This is all
>fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is included in the unchanging
>"printer properties" of several PCs. How can I tell the WRT54G to save an
>IP assignment? Thanks!
>

OK that sounds great, but I looked at the WRT54G setup html pages and can't
figure out how to do it. Do I tell the router? do I tell the printer? I
have to "stop and ask for directions" here - thanks in advance.

"RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
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> The linksys will assign ip addresses from 192.168.1.100 through
> 192.168.1.149 so you can give the printer a static ip address below or
> above those numbers, such as 192.168.1.4 and it won't be affected by the
> DHCP
>
>
> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:85A1h.27265$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items
>>attached to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out.
>>After it is restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP addresses.
>>This is all fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is included in
>>the unchanging "printer properties" of several PCs. How can I tell the
>>WRT54G to save an IP assignment? Thanks!
>>
>
>

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2Ha6h.56$(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK that sounds great, but I looked at the WRT54G setup html pages and
> can't figure out how to do it. Do I tell the router? do I tell the
> printer? I have to "stop and ask for directions" here - thanks in
> advance.
>
> "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:dDG1h.57$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> The linksys will assign ip addresses from 192.168.1.100 through
>> 192.168.1.149 so you can give the printer a static ip address below or
>> above those numbers, such as 192.168.1.4 and it won't be affected by the
>> DHCP
>>
>>
>> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:85A1h.27265$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items
>>>attached to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out.
>>>After it is restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP
>>>addresses. This is all fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is
>>>included in the unchanging "printer properties" of several PCs. How can
>>>I tell the WRT54G to save an IP assignment? Thanks!

I don't know about your particular router but on the one I have here (a BT
Voyager 2091) I go to the DHCP server settings and then there is a section
to "reserve" an IP address for a particular MAC address. You can still let
the DHCP server assign random addresses to the PCs but to issue a reserved
ip to the mac address of the printer.

John.

go into your router set up and limit the addresses it gives out to a single
range outside your printers address.
I have 3 computers and a printer on a wired network and is stet up like
this..

Printer static IP = 192.168.2.200
DHCP Range 192.168.2.10 - 20

Or you can go in and tell each computer through network properties and tell
it the ip and mask and gateway
which would be tedious in a large network... thats why DHCP was invented LOL

good luck HTH

KK

"Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:85A1h.27265$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items
attached
> to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out. After it is
> restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP addresses. This is
all
> fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is included in the unchanging
> "printer properties" of several PCs. How can I tell the WRT54G to save an
> IP assignment? Thanks!
>
>

OK this is embarrassing. I found I can change the IP address on the printer
itself (Brother 7820N). I set it to an IP outside the DCHP range and now it
works great...

1.. Press the Menu or Menu/Set key then select LAN.
2.. Select Setup TCP/IP and then select IP Address.
3.. Enter the IP Address.
Thanks to all for their suggestions.

Steve

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2Ha6h.56$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> OK that sounds great, but I looked at the WRT54G setup html pages and
>> can't figure out how to do it. Do I tell the router? do I tell the
>> printer? I have to "stop and ask for directions" here - thanks in
>> advance.
>>
>> "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> news:dDG1h.57$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> The linksys will assign ip addresses from 192.168.1.100 through
>>> 192.168.1.149 so you can give the printer a static ip address below or
>>> above those numbers, such as 192.168.1.4 and it won't be affected by
>>> the DHCP
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:85A1h.27265$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have a Linksys WRT54G. It assigns IP addresses to all the items
>>>>attached to it. I have a problem that starts when the power goes out.
>>>>After it is restored the Linksys assigns a new assortment of IP
>>>>addresses. This is all fine EXCEPT for my printer, whose IP address is
>>>>included in the unchanging "printer properties" of several PCs. How can
>>>>I tell the WRT54G to save an IP assignment? Thanks!
>
> I don't know about your particular router but on the one I have here (a BT
> Voyager 2091) I go to the DHCP server settings and then there is a section
> to "reserve" an IP address for a particular MAC address. You can still let
> the DHCP server assign random addresses to the PCs but to issue a reserved
> ip to the mac address of the printer.
>
> John.
>