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How does a Device Obtain an IP Address and Subnet Mask?
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Static Addressing
You must enter an IP Address and the subnet mask manually on every device.
Using a static IP and subnet mask means the address is permanently fixed.
Auto-IP Addressing
Network devices use automatic IP addressing if they are configured to acquire an
address using DHCP but are unable to contact a DHCP server. Automatic IP
addressing is a scheme where devices allocate themselves an IP address at random
from the industry standard subnet of 169.254.x.x (with a subnet mask of
255.255.0.0). If two devices allocate themselves the same address, the conflict is
detected and one of the devices allocates itself a new address.
Automatic IP addressing support was introduced by Microsoft in the Windows 98
operating system and is also supported in Windows 2000.
Summary of Contents for 3CRWE51196 - OfficeConnect Wireless Cable/DSL...
Page 14: ...14 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING THE OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS CABLE DSL GATEWAY...
Page 18: ...18 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...
Page 22: ...22 CHAPTER 3 SETTING UP YOUR COMPUTERS...
Page 54: ...54 CHAPTER 5 GATEWAY CONFIGURATION...
Page 60: ...60 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING...
Page 66: ...66 APPENDIX B IP ADDRESSING...
Page 72: ...72 APPENDIX D SAFETY INFORMATION...
Page 74: ...74 APPENDIX E END USER SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT...
Page 76: ...76 APPENDIX F ISP INFORMATION...
Page 82: ...82 GLOSSARY...
Page 84: ...84 INDEX...
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