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The question:
I want to assign a static IP to a Pocket PC at home and at work, and
avoid having to re-enter the static intranet IP every day at work. I
can't figure out how to get the MN-700 wireless base station at home to
assign a single static IP to the Axim PPC, while keeping dynamic IP for
the rest of the computers on it; the option to assign static IP
addresses just doesn't seem to be there. How is it done?
Details:
I have a new Microsoft MN-700 wireless base station. I'll be the first
to admit that I'm not really good at networking, I'm kind of flying by
the seat of my pants here.... be gentle. I've read through a lot of
posts on this newsgroup, but nothing seems to apply so far.
The base station is connecting 1 desktop, 2 wireless laptops, a cable
modem and a wired hub attached to 2 more desktops, all with DHCP-served
IP addresses. Right now, I have the network set up via the wizard
software that came with the base station; it set up the DHCP and so
forth, all the full-size Windows computers are working fine, sharing
internet and printers and HDD as they should.
I also have a wireless enabled Axim X50v, Win Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
I'd like to use - but there's a problem. I use it at both home and
work; at work it has to have a static IP, from a pool of intranet
addresses - ie, 10.50.0.XXX. Wireless laptops can have DHCP active, and
allow me to have an "alternative" static IP, so they work fine both
places, but I can't do that with the Pocket PC; it's not that
sophisticated. I'm allowed either a single static IP, OR DHCP, not
both.
So, I want to assign the same intranet static IP to the Pocket PC at
home, and avoid having to re-enter the IP every day at work. The
problem is, I can't seem to figure out how to assign a single static
IP, while keeping dynamic IP for the rest; The option to assign static
IP addresses just doesn't seem to be there. Also I can't find out
whether the intranet range of addresses (10.50.0.XXX) is even available
to the base station.
Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks!
ECM
The question:
I want to assign a static IP to a Pocket PC at home and at work, and
avoid having to re-enter the static intranet IP every day at work. I
can't figure out how to get the MN-700 wireless base station at home to
assign a single static IP to the Axim PPC, while keeping dynamic IP for
the rest of the computers on it; the option to assign static IP
addresses just doesn't seem to be there. How is it done?
Details:
I have a new Microsoft MN-700 wireless base station. I'll be the first
to admit that I'm not really good at networking, I'm kind of flying by
the seat of my pants here.... be gentle. I've read through a lot of
posts on this newsgroup, but nothing seems to apply so far.
The base station is connecting 1 desktop, 2 wireless laptops, a cable
modem and a wired hub attached to 2 more desktops, all with DHCP-served
IP addresses. Right now, I have the network set up via the wizard
software that came with the base station; it set up the DHCP and so
forth, all the full-size Windows computers are working fine, sharing
internet and printers and HDD as they should.
I also have a wireless enabled Axim X50v, Win Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
I'd like to use - but there's a problem. I use it at both home and
work; at work it has to have a static IP, from a pool of intranet
addresses - ie, 10.50.0.XXX. Wireless laptops can have DHCP active, and
allow me to have an "alternative" static IP, so they work fine both
places, but I can't do that with the Pocket PC; it's not that
sophisticated. I'm allowed either a single static IP, OR DHCP, not
both.
So, I want to assign the same intranet static IP to the Pocket PC at
home, and avoid having to re-enter the IP every day at work. The
problem is, I can't seem to figure out how to assign a single static
IP, while keeping dynamic IP for the rest; The option to assign static
IP addresses just doesn't seem to be there. Also I can't find out
whether the intranet range of addresses (10.50.0.XXX) is even available
to the base station.
Any ideas/suggestions? Thanks!
ECM