Understanding IP Addressing B-181
addresses.
■Note any planned and currently used static addresses before you use DHCP and MacIP.
■Avoid fragmenting your block of IP addresses. For example, try to use a continuous range for the static addresses you choose.
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Distributed to the Netopia R910 (Ethernet IP address)
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Block of IP host addresses
(derived from network IP address + mask issued by ISP)
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Pool of addresses distributed
by MacIP and DHCP
The figure above shows an example of a block of IP addresses being distributed correctly.
The example follows these rules:
■An IP address must not be used as a static address if it is also in a range of addresses being distributed by DHCP or MacIP.
■A single IP address range is used by all the
■The address range specified for
■The network address issued by an ISP cannot be used as a host address.