Possible to assign static ip to devices connected to a wireless bridge?

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mbladh

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Hi!

My basic question is: Can I assign static IP adresses to devices connected to a wireless bridges ethernet ports?

I have two devices (TV and A/V Receiver) that needs wired connection. They are connected via tp cable to a wireless bridge. The bridge is connected to my router via wifi.

When logging in to my router and checking the connected devices I see that all devices connected to the wireless bridge are listed with the same MAC adress. THey have however received individual IP adresses. But, since they are listed with the same MAC adresses i can not assign static ip for the devices.

Is there any way around this? Maybe there is some specific bridge that can handle this better?

My router is an Asus N56u and i have tried different wireless bridges (right now i have a Belkin wireless range extender).

Really hope someone can help me out! Have googled like crazy =)

Br,
Martin
 
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pauls3743

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It sounds like the MAC address you're seeing is that of the wireless bridge. The chances of seeing two devices with the same MAC address are almost nil. It also sounds like what you are attempting to do is reserve IP addresses which is very close to using static IP addresses.

My recommendation is to leave it as it is if it's working fine.

But if you're determined to change it then my suggestion to you is to
first alter the DHCP server pool range of your router so there is a dead zone of IP addresses e.g. startIP 192.168.0.50 endIP 192.168.0.200
second enter the menu system of your tv, drill down to network setup and manually set the IP address IP 192.168.0.31 Mask 255.255.255.255 Gateway 192.168.0.1 (or whatever the IP address of your router is)
third repeat with the A/V receiver with a slightly different IP address.
 
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mbladh

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Youre right pauls3743, it is the MAC of the bridge that I see.

The reason for wanting to set static IPs is that i am using the receiver for airplay, and it seems to work better with static ip (i experience some problems now).

But your idea seems great! Two small and probably quite basic questions though..
Subnet mask: Should it always be set to 255.255.255.255 as you wrote?
Primary/Secondary DNS: What should I write there..?
 
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Subnet mask - I had it wrong, it should be 255.255.255.0 for the 192.168.0.* pool range. Another one I'm familiar with 255.255.0.0 which seems to pair with 10.10.0.*. I haven't studied the subnet mask in any great depth to understand what changing it will do. What I've given is the best of my limited knowledge.

DNS - This can vary depending on a number of factors ranging from your own network setup to your ISPs setup and the router you use. Try this, open a command console on your desktop "Windows key + r" -> type cmd -> enter -> new window -> type "ipconfig /all" -> scroll up until you find the "DNS servers" entry and copy it.
 
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