IP Addresses - Home Network

[Miami Steve]

I recently replaced my Linksysy WRT54G2 router with an ASUS RT-N12. Since I have done this however, every time I restart the router, all the attached devices get assigned new IP addresses. This is mostly a pain with the printer (which is wireless). This never happened with the Linksys router. Is there something I have configured wrongly in the router setup? Any help appreciated.

[fred_fish]

You should be able to set static DHCP leases in the router config so the required devices get the same IP each time.

[wainuitech]

You can also set the devices to static IP, that way they tell the router what IP address they have, not the router issuing to the devices.

[Miami Steve]

You should be able to set static DHCP leases in the router config so the required devices get the same IP each time.

Is that the same as static IP addresses? If not, how would I set static DHCP leases?

[fred_fish]

Yes it is.
Setting them on the router avoids the need to also set subnet masks and DNS server entries on each client, and gives a single place to manage them.

[Miami Steve]

Yes it is.
Setting them on the router avoids the need to also set subnet masks and DNS server entries on each client, and gives a single place to manage them.

Thanks - I'll try it out.