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timmmay

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#139421 8-Feb-2014 18:20
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I'd like the Fritzbox 7390 to assign my PC the same IP all the time so I can set up port forwarding. I've added a device, given it the name and Mac address, but it says the device can't have connected yet. It's my main PC, and I have another I could use, but it has connected already. So in the Home Network/Network area it shows the device twice, once with the DCHP address (which is the one Windows sees), and underneath it the same device name/mac with the IP I want - but it uses the dynamic one.

Is there a way to get the DCHP to give me PC what's basically a static IP? Or should I just assign a static IP in Windows?


Screenshot - with mac addresses and computer names removed sorry. It's the one labelled "computer 1". Notice it appears twice, with two IPs, I want it to have .10 but it gets .26.


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  #982696 9-Feb-2014 13:13
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I set up some address reservations yesterday, and they're working fine for me. They're even outside of the DHCP allocation range.

Here's how I did it:

 

  • Go to Home Network > Network.
  • Hit Add Device.
  • Enter the name, MAC and IP for the device.
  • Hit OK.
  • If the device is already known, you'll be asked if you want to overwrite settings. Hit OK.
  • In the network device list, there should be a new entry under Idle Connections for the old entry. Its name will start with "PC-". Delete it.
  • On the device, force a DHCP release and refresh. The reserved IP address should be assigned to the device.
I've got 2 PCs assigned static addresses this way. Fritz!Box 7390 with OS v6.01.

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