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Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:07 pm
by offbeatdave
Is it at all possible to fix the Joggler's IP address in the stock (but PnP'd) OS?

I'm connecting wirelessly at the moment and on the odd occasion I need to switch my router off, it re-assigns the IP depending on what order I switch on the dozen or so gadgets that connect to the router! It would make life a little less hassle if it were possible to fix the IP.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 10:58 pm
by dwl99
The easiest way I found was to do it by MAC address filtering on your router if it supports it. No doubt there's another way via Telnet.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 9:58 am
by offbeatdave
Thanks. May have a go with the MAC address filtering. I too thought there may be a telnet way to do it but hopefully someone far cleverer than I will confirm this one way or the other.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 6:13 pm
by spoyser
Don't know how to fix IP but with some routers (I have a BT Homehub) you can name devices based on mac address which means you shouldn't then need to know the IP address.

I have mine named joggler1 joggler2 and jr, so in telnet I can just type open joggler1 and it will connect regardless of IP address.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 12:04 pm
by gegs
Even if your router uses DHCP you should be able to find a device in your router's administration page and configure it to always use the same IP. I have a Thomson Speedtouch and it's as simple as ticking a box that says "always use the same address for this device" or something similar. My router assigns dynamic IP addresses to other devices but for those that I regularly SSH into (2 Jogglers and an Apple TV2) I've set static ones.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:35 pm
by offbeatdave
I had hoped for an option in my router's admin page but unfortunately cannot find one in my Belkin router. Looks like MAC filtering may be the only way forward unless anyone can suggest a way of applying a fixed IP to the joggler itself.

Re: Set Joggler IP address - possible?

Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:08 am
by roobarb!
offbeatdave wrote:I had hoped for an option in my router's admin page but unfortunately cannot find one in my Belkin router. Looks like MAC filtering may be the only way forward unless anyone can suggest a way of applying a fixed IP to the joggler itself.
I use the 'bind IP to MAC' feature on my router - there are a couple of devices I have that won't let me set an IP any other way.