"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <83641096-D160-4897-9333-14DC138ED***@microsoft.com>, MikeB
> <Mi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have 2 NAS devices on my network. When I used my new laptop on the network,
> >it got automatically given (by the router I assume) the same IP address as
> >one of the NAS devices, which happened to be off at the time. This is causing
> >problems.
> >
> >If I go into the Wireless Connection and then go to Internet Protocol TCP/IP
> >Properties, I can see that I can un check the "obtain an IP address
> >automatically" box, and enter one manually, with subnet mask and default
> >gateway. But I do not know what to enter in the boxes beneath, which now need
> >DNS server addresses - would this be the IP of my router? or something else?
>
> For DNS server, specify your router's LAN IP address or your ISP's DNS
> server address.
>
> However, I think there's a better solution that assigning manual IP
> addresses to your computers.  If possible, configure the both the NAS
> devices and the computers to obtain an IP address automatically.
>
> If that doesn't work:
>
> 1. Configure the computers to obtain an IP address automatically.
>
> 2. Assign fixed IP addresses to the NAS devices.
>
> 3. Configure the router's DHCP address pool so that it doesn't include
> the NAS devices addresses.
>
> For example, assign 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 to the NAS devices,
> and set the DHCP pool to start at 192.168.0.10.
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> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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>> >I have 2 NAS devices on my network. When I used my new laptop on the network,
>> >it got automatically given (by the router I assume) the same IP address as
>> >one of the NAS devices, which happened to be off at the time. This is causing
>> >problems.
>> >
>> >If I go into the Wireless Connection and then go to Internet Protocol TCP/IP
>> >Properties, I can see that I can un check the "obtain an IP address
>> >automatically" box, and enter one manually, with subnet mask and default
>> >gateway. But I do not know what to enter in the boxes beneath, which now need
>> >DNS server addresses - would this be the IP of my router? or something else?
>>
>> For DNS server, specify your router's LAN IP address or your ISP's DNS
>> server address.
>>
>> However, I think there's a better solution that assigning manual IP
>> addresses to your computers.  If possible, configure the both the NAS
>> devices and the computers to obtain an IP address automatically.
>>
>> If that doesn't work:
>>
>> 1. Configure the computers to obtain an IP address automatically.
>>
>> 2. Assign fixed IP addresses to the NAS devices.
>>
>> 3. Configure the router's DHCP address pool so that it doesn't include
>> the NAS devices addresses.
>>
>> For example, assign 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 to the NAS devices,
>> and set the DHCP pool to start at 192.168.0.10.
>
>Thanks Steve. I chose option 3 from your solutions, switched all pcs off,
>back on again, and everything is fine.
>
>Mike