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boubsy Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
boubsy Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello.

I have a Thomson TG787 bbox.

I disabled the DHCP service because I heard it would improve online gaming quality; looking at the interface, I thought it wouldn't change anything major, big mistake. :/

While doing some digging, I read that it was an IP issue and that I should change them manually, but how? And with what settings? My current IP starts with 168.x...

Or how can I reactivate the DHCP service?

Thanks.

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 12.0

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    barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
     
    Hello,

    To reactivate DHCP, just repeat what you did to disable it; I can't tell you better than that.

    Then, DHCP is not essential; you can set a static IP address for your PC or console.

    For example:
    IP address: 192.168.1.20
    Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
    Default gateway: 192.168.1.1

    Primary DNS: 192.168.1.1
    Secondary DNS:
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    1. Mekthoub Posted messages 4136 Status Contributor 1 241
       
      Hello!

      Poorly chosen example: The Bbox is at 192.168.1.254, and for host addresses, it’s better to use 192.168.1.101 and onwards.
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    2. barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
       
      Hello Mekthoub,

      yes, the administration interface is at 192.168.1.254 but not necessarily the gateway, I don't have a bbox on hand to check so I trust you

      could you explain why the host addresses start from 192.168.1.101?
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    3. Mekthoub Posted messages 4136 Status Contributor 1 241
       
      The default gateway is indeed 192.168.1.254 on the Bbox.

      The DHCP pool ranges from 1 to 100 by default. To assign a static IP address to a host, you need to choose a free address outside the pool. This will avoid any risk of address conflict the day boubsy reactivates the DHCP server (which I recommend he does).
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    4. barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
       
      Yes, that's right, I was assuming that DHCP was disabled, hence my example.
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