Newbie Here With Question About the GS-AX5400

[timlab55]

First off I have to say this is router is like 10 times better than my AT&T Gateway (BGW 200-700). I feel I will be able to do things that I've always wanted to do. My router is behind my Gateway which was a trip in it self, but I made it this far as being able to assign everyone an IP address, get on the net surf, read email, etc. Now working on a website and now comes my quesiton: I followed the directions on how to setup a static IP address. The steps I did was I clicked on LAN, then clicked on DHCP Server, then down to the bottom to enter my information. The MAC address and the ipaddress I wanted it to have. Then I hit the plus sign and then apply. When I hit the Network Map, it came up in the listings, but not as static but as manual. Shouldn't it of said Static?
My next question is this. Now on my device that I currently have my webserver on, I can make it static from there, but on the router side it has DHCP. So how do I make this address Static?
Thanks

 

[ColinTaylor]

What you have created is not a Static IP address. A Static IP address is configured on the network interface of the host computer. What you have done is create a reserved IP address in DHCP. The router calls this DHCP reservation "manually assigned" or "manual". That said, take the classifications shown in the Network Map with a pinch of salt because it often gets it wrong.

 

[OzarkEdge]

First off I have to say this is router is like 10 times better than my AT&T Gateway (BGW 200-700). I feel I will be able to do things that I've always wanted to do. My router is behind my Gateway which was a trip in it self, but I made it this far as being able to assign everyone an IP address, get on the net surf, read email, etc. Now working on a website and now comes my quesiton: I followed the directions on how to setup a static IP address. The steps I did was I clicked on LAN, then clicked on DHCP Server, then down to the bottom to enter my information. The MAC address and the ipaddress I wanted it to have. Then I hit the plus sign and then apply. When I hit the Network Map, it came up in the listings, but not as static but as manual. Shouldn't it of said Static?
My next question is this. Now on my device that I currently have my webserver on, I can make it static from there, but on the router side it has DHCP. So how do I make this address Static?
Thanks

The router DHCP server assigns dynamic IPs and manually-assigned (reserved) IPs. The user assigns static IPs on the client.

The router DHCP server IP Pool should include the dynamic IPs and manually-assigned IPs, and exclude the static IPs.

In practice, you may notice that the router DHCP server assigns the same dynamic IP to the same client repeatedly, so sort of like a manually-assigned/reserved or static IP... except much easier to implement.

As for client detail logged by the router... it is not always correct/current, but in this instance 'manual' means manually-assigned by you using the router's DHCP server provision for reserving an IP for a given MAC address, so 'manual' is like a static IP.

Router firmware maintenance can require resetting new firmware to its default settings and configuring it from scratch, which can make reconfiguring manually-assigned IPs a chore... so I would not configure more manually-assign IPs than is necessary for critical applications... to keep it simple.

OE

 

[bbunge]

My next question is this. Now on my device that I currently have my webserver on, I can make it static from there, but on the router side it has DHCP. So how do I make this address Static?
Thanks

Making an address static depends on the operating system and configuration of the client. Most devices have a GUI that allows the IP address to be set as a static IP address. If you are using a Linux device without a GUI and you are not experienced with command line tasks it can be a fun learning experience. Google is your friend for more specific answers.
As for using clients with static IP addresses, I set the IP Pool Starting Address on my router to 192.168.50.20 which leaves me with 18 addresses I can use for static clients which include my printer, IP cams, NAS and Linux web server. If and when I have to factory reset my router the first router setting I change is the IP Pool Starting Address. If I ever need more space for static IP addresses I can just change the IP Pool Starting Address.

 

[timlab55]

Thank you all for your answers. I'm just wondering, which is better a static IP address or a reserved IP address?

 

[Tech9]

Both result in the same thing. Static IP is set on the device. Reserved IP is set on the router.

I personally prefer reserved IPs on the router. This way I can change the reservations without touching the devices.

 

[timlab55]

I kinda of figure that, so I've done both. On the router I have the reserved IP and on the Pi I have set it as Static IP. Is this Okay?

 

[bbunge]

I kinda of figure that, so I've done both. On the router I have the reserved IP and on the Pi I have set it as Static IP. Is this Okay?

Sure.

 

[timlab55]

But the router still says manual. O well can't hurt.
Thanks for the help/understanding.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Thank you all for your answers. I'm just wondering, which is better a static IP address or a reserved IP address?

For things like printers where it's not critical that they stay online if the router goes down (or what particular IP address they have) I use DHCP reservations. That way I can easily manage their IP addresses from a central location (the router).

For infrastructure servers that should always be available even if the router is misbehaving I set the address statically on their network interface. However, this means that their hostname is not registered in the router's DNS so I also create a DHCP reservation on the router just so the DNS entry is created.

 

[timlab55]

Mr. Taylor - Thanks for that info. However all of what you said is "Greek" to me. I only had to set 1 device (PI) to be static.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Mr. Taylor - Thanks for that info. However all of what you said is "Greek" to me. I only had to set 1 device (PI) to be static.

That's fine. You've already done what I was suggesting:

I kinda of figure that, so I've done both. On the router I have the reserved IP and on the Pi I have set it as Static IP. Is this Okay?

Check that you can resolve your Pi's hostname from a PC on your network. So if your Pi's hostname is "mypi" you would do:

nslookup mypi

 

[OzarkEdge]

Thank you all for your answers. I'm just wondering, which is better a static IP address or a reserved IP address?

Subjectively, if the client is not critical infrastructure, I would just let the router DHCP server assign a dynamic IP and make note of it... it will most likely always be the same address.

OE

 

[timlab55]

I have to say, the speed in which my website is working is 100% better than when I just had the ATT Gateway as my only source of connecting to the outside world. It's like night and day. In fact, I would get errors like "Page Not Found" sometimes. But everyone else said it load fine. Even on my phone it was fast with the ATT Gateway, but now, it's much much better and I'm very happy with it.

 

[timlab55]

Next Questions: I have to ask are your routers about the same as mine? So far your answers have been right on the money. Anyway here is my next question. Can I add more RAM to my router? It seems after I installed my USB drive to the back of it, my ram when lower from 65% to 90% used, and therefore is starting to slow things down a little.

On the above picture, it states my Internet status is connected. Okay, I guess I need a DDNS where it says Sign up. Do I need this?
Thanks
Dan

 

[ColinTaylor]

Next Questions: I have to ask are your routers about the same as mine? So far your answers have been right on the money. Anyway here is my next question. Can I add more RAM to my router? It seems after I installed my USB drive to the back of it, my ram when lower from 65% to 90% used, and therefore is starting to slow things down a little.

No you can't add more RAM to the router. The RAM usage going up to 90+% when using a USB stick is normal and not a problem. It is not slowing anything down, in fact it's doing to opposite.

 

[timlab55]

My router att gateway and USB drive are enclosed in veempry small tiny space. Temp in space is about 85 degress is this ok

 

[OzarkEdge]

My router att gateway and USB drive are enclosed in veempry small tiny space. Temp in space is about 85 degress is this ok

Ideally, an AP should be located central, high, and in the clear. Beware any close 2.4/5/6GHz EMI.

Login to the router webUI and go to CPU temp to confirm it is <86C (85% Tj max).

OE

 

[timlab55]

Would love to tell the temp, I did log into the webUI and couldn't find temp. Can you assist please?
Dan

 

[ColinTaylor]

Would love to tell the temp, I did log into the webUI and couldn't find temp. Can you assist please?
Dan

Did you go to the link provided in the previous post? Here it is again but more explicitly:

http://router.asus.com/ajax_coretmp.asp