Implications of not having HDA controlling DHCP
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:41 am
I am about to install Amahi 7.1 x86-64bit using the Express Disk, which I have verified will work.
I will NOT be turning off DHCP on my router since I am on AT&T Uverse and you can't turn off DHCP on their NVG510. You can kind of 'fake it' by using pass through to another router.
There is a very long and frustrating discussion on the Internet about this especially with users of Apple Airport Express Base Station (AEBS) who needed to do this to get their product working properly. So this is not really a good option for me.
Also, if I did turn this off on the NVG510 I don't see how I would I get wireless to work. As the way to turn DHCP off on the NVG510 is to turn the wireless function 'off' on the router and fix the limit of the DHCP range to a single IP address, then 'pass-through' to another router to handle the wireless and DHCP. So how would the Amahi HDA be able to provide wireless???
The devices on my home network are: a wired desktop, a wired HP EX470 WHS (which is what I eventually want to replace once I get Amahi fully up and functioning) a wireless desktop, 2 wireless laptops, a wireless Android tablet, a wireless Android phone, a wireless iPhone, plus the occasionally wireless visitor.
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So having wireless and a properly functioning network will be crucial to making all of this work.
I plan on installing Amahi on a spare desktop and then once it is working, moving the disk to the HP EX470.
So after this long winded explanation from me; what are the implications of not having the HDA handle the DHCP or if I do how do I get wireless?
I will NOT be turning off DHCP on my router since I am on AT&T Uverse and you can't turn off DHCP on their NVG510. You can kind of 'fake it' by using pass through to another router.
There is a very long and frustrating discussion on the Internet about this especially with users of Apple Airport Express Base Station (AEBS) who needed to do this to get their product working properly. So this is not really a good option for me.
Also, if I did turn this off on the NVG510 I don't see how I would I get wireless to work. As the way to turn DHCP off on the NVG510 is to turn the wireless function 'off' on the router and fix the limit of the DHCP range to a single IP address, then 'pass-through' to another router to handle the wireless and DHCP. So how would the Amahi HDA be able to provide wireless???
The devices on my home network are: a wired desktop, a wired HP EX470 WHS (which is what I eventually want to replace once I get Amahi fully up and functioning) a wireless desktop, 2 wireless laptops, a wireless Android tablet, a wireless Android phone, a wireless iPhone, plus the occasionally wireless visitor.
.So having wireless and a properly functioning network will be crucial to making all of this work.
I plan on installing Amahi on a spare desktop and then once it is working, moving the disk to the HP EX470.
So after this long winded explanation from me; what are the implications of not having the HDA handle the DHCP or if I do how do I get wireless?