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IP Setup
•When requesting an address, a client will often suggest an address to be assigned, such as the one it was last served. The Router will attempt to honor this request if the address is available. The client stores this address in
•When requesting an address, a client may provide a client identifier, or, if it does not, the Motorola Netopia® Embedded Software Version 8.7.4 may construct a
•Otherwise, the Motorola Netopia® will select the
Note: The address serving pools on this screen are tied to the IP subnets configured on the IP Subnets screen. Changes to the IP Subnets screen may affect this screen. In particular, deleting a subnet on the IP Subnets screen will delete the corresponding address serving pool, if any, on this screen.
DHCP NetBIOS Options
If your network uses NetBIOS, you can enable the Router to use DHCP to distribute NetBIOS information.
NetBIOS stands for Network Basic Input/Output System. It is a layer of software originally developed by IBM and Sytek to link a network operating system with specific hardware. NetBIOS has been adopted as an industry standard. It offers LAN applications a variety of “hooks” to carry out
•Select DHCP NetBIOS Options and press Return. The DHCP NetBIOS Options screen appears.