Re: router setup query SBS

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
littleriver <littleriver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I see the options for setting up the dlink 604T are ppoe/oa, static
ip, etc during the wizard and I would like to confirm that setting up
this router with 2 nics on sbs2003 and a static ip from bigpond is
simply setting up the router like any other (non static IP) adsl
account.

Yep.

So as I understand the router gets it's static IP and dns etc
automatically. Correct?

No - how would it? That would be dynamic (DHCP). If you have a static IP from your ISP, you enter your assigned public IP, the ISP's router IP (gateway), subnet mask, and DNS server addresses there.

So when would one use those >choose static IP and complete all the dns
feilds etc?

Well - seems pretty clearly phrased....you choose that if you have a static IP. :-)


It's not unusual for a 'static' IP address at an ISP to actually be a DHCP reservation, just as you might do when you want a fixed-address SBS LAN client. The customer then has the choice of either manually making the configurations or picking them up automatically. The automatic way, you don't worry about the ISP changing DNS server or gateway addresses without telling you.

On the WAN tab I see the tab "dynamic ip" is selected. I'm just not
too clear on the options and why they are even there.

If you have a dynamic public IP, you use that.

As far as the specifics of your Dlink, you should look at its documentation or the website - this isn't an SBS issue and the answers won't be specific to SBS.


I'd recommend trying to set up normally, as a DHCP client, in which case all you need to enter are the account name and password. If that doesn't lock up within a few minutes (allow plenty of time the first time, there are a number of options for the machinery to try) then enter the IP addresses and try again as a static client. If dynamic does work, obviously check that it's given you the right address.
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