DHCP or Fixed IP?

[souwalker]

Hi

I got the TS210 and will set it up and hook up to my existing wired network this weekend.

What would be the best option? Fixed IP or let my router assign an IP?

Thanks

[P3R]

Since it is a server you want to consistently find it on the same address. If you achieve that by hard coding a fixed IP address in the Qnap or by a fixed DHCP lease (the MAC-address of the Qnap will always receive the same IP) in your router is a matter of taste.

I use both. I have a hard coded IP in the Qnap to not make it ** on the DHCP server but it also have a fixed DHCP-lease. The latter both as a fallback, in case the Qnap settings are reset to the default, and also for the administrator (if not me) to remember the Qnap is there and that the Qnap IP is already taken.

[petur]

If you want fixed IP addresses, ALWAYS assign them via DHCP reservation. It gives you one place to manage all IP address assigning, and avoids clashes because the DHCP will not allow duplicates.

[souwalker]

I have a netgear router with an IP range to 250.

I reduced it the range and now it is from 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.129

I've assigned my old, old NAS outside of my reduced range to 192.168.1.130

I can find this old NAS using 192.168.1.130 and I suppose I should have no issue if I assign 192.168.1.131 to the TS210 with the same subnet mask, gateway and primary DNS as I have set for my old NAS?

Rgds

[P3R]

I can find this old NAS using 192.168.1.130 and I suppose I should have no issue if I assign 192.168.1.131 to the TS210 with the same subnet mask, gateway and primary DNS as I have set for my old NAS?

I assume your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 (192.168.1.1/24) and that should work very well.

Even if you think that you'll always remember your network addressing it's always good to document it. Doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just a list of the network with mask, default gateway, DNS addresses used, DHCP range, and all your servers or whatever it may be that you like to have static addressing for.

[souwalker]

Thanks