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Re: [LUG] network ands broadband

 

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:47:43 +0100, "Matthew Sargent"
<matt.sargent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  
>> > I have setup the ethernet connection with a static ID, 
>> 169.254.27.03, 
>> > mask 255.255.0.0 and this seems to work in seeing XP.
>> > 
>> 
>> Ok keep things simple to start with and use a logical IP 
>> address, is that 
>> address you have chosen even in the private ip range? 
>
>It's in the "Link Local" range (169.254.0.0/16) and the fact that XP is chosing to 
>use it suggests to me that the router isn't using DHCP (or that XP doesn't realize 
>that it is).

my speedtouch had a default ip of 10.0.0.138 and network of 10.0.0.0/8
you might need to point a webbrowser at it and go though the config
screens to activate dhcp.

Dave
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