[X-Newbies] IP addresses

[Alex]

On Jun 15, 2005, at 10:32, Vincent Cayenne wrote:

> At 1:22 PM +0100 6/15/05, Chris Walker wrote:
>> I was thinking of giving myself 10.0.0.88
>> which is within the range but well outside the ones likely to be used.
>
> Don't do that. Someday you'll find yourself troubleshooting 
> unexplainable problems. Go to the router's utility and look for the 
> DHCP assignment range. [...]

Vincent's explanation is to the point. I'd add only that your router 
should have a static DHCP function, which is what I'd use. Check your 
router's manual or tech support site.

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