Setup and Configure LAN Computers
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This page has information on setting up a local network using a mix of
dynamic and static IP addresses.
LAN Addresses
First thing to do is pick a subnet and then
consider how to allocate IP addresses on the LAN. Here is my IP address space:
| LAN IP Equipment |
Starting Address |
Ending Address |
| reserved |
192.168.2.0 |
(only 1 address) |
| Windows/Linux DHCP Clients |
192.168.2.1 |
192.168.2.32 |
| Desktop PC |
192.168.2.33 |
(only 1 address) |
| Open Static IPs |
192.168.2.34 |
192.168.2.39 |
| Netgear Router |
192.168.2.40 |
(only 1 address) |
| Open Static IPs |
192.168.2.41 |
192.168.2.254 |
| reserved (subnet broadcast address) |
192.168.2.255 |
(only 1 address) |
As you can see I've changed the default subnet and IP address of the router.
I work with a company that uses the subnet 192.168.1.x for their company
Intranet, so I can't use the same subnet when establishing a VPN tunnel (routing
problems).
Next, you need to configure Netgear router on menu 3.2. Here is mine (I've
blanked out my ISP's Primary and Secondary DNS Server IPs):
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Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup
DHCP= Server
Configuration:
Client IP Pool Starting Address= 192.168.2.1
Size of Client IP Pool= 32
Primary DNS Server= xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Secondary DNS Server= xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
DHCP Server Address= N/A
TCP/IP Setup:
IP Address= 192.168.2.40
IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0
RIP Direction= None
Version= N/A
Multicast= None
Edit IP Alias= No
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Configure PC for Dynamic IP Address
Finally, configure your Win98 PCs. Here is my working setup for a a notebook
that uses a Phoneline 10X USB network interface adapter (instead of an Ethernet
card). I don't understand all the options, but it works for me.
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