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Reference Manual for the ADSL Modem Router DG834 v3
5-6 Advanced Configuration
v1.1, October 2006
• RIP Version
This controls the format and the broadcasting method of the RIP packets that the modem
router sends. It recognizes both formats when receiving. By default, this is set for RIP-1.
— RIP-1 is universally supported. RIP-1 is probably adequate for most networks, unless you
have an unusual network setup.
— RIP-2 carries more information. Both RIP-2B and RIP-2M send the routing data in RIP-2
format.
– RIP-2B uses subnet broadcasting.
– RIP-2M uses multicasting.
DHCP
By default, the modem router will function as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
server, allowing it to assign IP, DNS server, and default gateway addresses to all computers
connected to the modem router's LAN. The assigned default gateway address is the LAN address
of the router. IP addresses will be assigned to the attached PCs from a pool of addresses specified
in this menu. Each pool address is tested before it is assigned to avoid duplicate addresses on the
LAN.
For most applications, the default DHCP and TCP/IP settings of the router are satisfactory. See
“Internet Networking and TCP/IP Addressing:” in Appendix C for an explanation of DHCP and
information about how to assign IP addresses for your network.
Use Router as DHCP server
If another device on your network will be the DHCP server, or if you will manually configure the
network settings of all of your computers, clear the ‘Use router as DHCP server’ check box.
Otherwise, leave it selected.
Specify the pool of IP addresses to be assigned by setting the Starting IP Address and Ending IP
Address. These addresses should be part of the same IP address subnet as the router’s LAN IP
address. Using the default addressing scheme, you should define a range between 192.168.0.2 and
192.168.0.254, although you may want to save part of the range for devices with fixed addresses.
Note: If you change the LAN IP address of the modem router while connected
through the browser, you will be disconnected. You must then open a new
connection to the new IP address and log in again.