- Jun 30, 2004
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Here's the scenario for a minor problem I'm having.
We have the E2000 connected to the household desktops with CAT-6 gigabit connections. There are about three "self-managing" gigabit switches thrown into the mix. The desktops are all wired Ethernet connections, and all the desktops report a "network map" accurately at most any time by raising "Network and Sharing Center."
Some of our LAN connections have fixed IP addresses: one HP inkjet printer three of the desktops and my server. Another desktop, my Silly-Dust tuner devices all have fixed IP addresses through DHCP on the router, within a certain part of the 0-to-255 range, excluded from DHCP for that purpose. The other machines and devices are provided DHCP addresses, but these correspond to reservations for those devices at the router.
I've also set up the router to provide wireless access within the house. I have a laptop which gets a DHCP-provided address that also has a reservation.
If I don't boot up the laptop for some few days, the next time I do so won't produce a network map showing anything more than the laptop and the router. Often in this situation, I'm unable to see my server or access files on it. But the laptop gets a good internet connection without missing a lick.
The other day, I discovered that if I enter the router's setup screens through my web-browser and "reboot" the router, everything on the laptop is sorted out. It shows an accurate network map with all our desktops and devices present.
But I don't want to reboot my router every time I need to use that laptop and interact with the LAN.
What is happening with this, and how do I fix it so I don't need to reboot the router?
We have the E2000 connected to the household desktops with CAT-6 gigabit connections. There are about three "self-managing" gigabit switches thrown into the mix. The desktops are all wired Ethernet connections, and all the desktops report a "network map" accurately at most any time by raising "Network and Sharing Center."
Some of our LAN connections have fixed IP addresses: one HP inkjet printer three of the desktops and my server. Another desktop, my Silly-Dust tuner devices all have fixed IP addresses through DHCP on the router, within a certain part of the 0-to-255 range, excluded from DHCP for that purpose. The other machines and devices are provided DHCP addresses, but these correspond to reservations for those devices at the router.
I've also set up the router to provide wireless access within the house. I have a laptop which gets a DHCP-provided address that also has a reservation.
If I don't boot up the laptop for some few days, the next time I do so won't produce a network map showing anything more than the laptop and the router. Often in this situation, I'm unable to see my server or access files on it. But the laptop gets a good internet connection without missing a lick.
The other day, I discovered that if I enter the router's setup screens through my web-browser and "reboot" the router, everything on the laptop is sorted out. It shows an accurate network map with all our desktops and devices present.
But I don't want to reboot my router every time I need to use that laptop and interact with the LAN.
What is happening with this, and how do I fix it so I don't need to reboot the router?
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