DHCP with manual IP address - Airport Express / PowerBooks

adriantoll · 09:21 AM

I'm setting up a home network with an Airport Express for a couple of friends of mine who both have PowerBooks. I want to use fixed IP addresses for the PowerBooks so I can administer them remotely (sometimes it's a real pain knowing about computers isn't it? friends call you up all the time etc. etc. etc.... but that's another story).

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway, I've tried setting their powerbook network airport TCP/IP settings to "DHCP with Manual IP" and using 10.0.1.2 & 10.0.1.3 as the IP addresses, but when I use that their internet connection drops, even if I'm using the address that Airport Express gave them in the first place. This is also true if I change them to previously unused addresses like 10.0.1.4 and so on. I've tried changing the settings on the Airport Express, like the number of IP addresses it gives out and so on, but nothing seems to work.

It seems that there are a few people who've had the same problem but received no response, some from this site...

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...airport+manual

... and some around the internet as I've been trawling for the solution.

I've been able to replicate this problem at home with my Powerbook and Airport Extreme, so it's not just their setup, or their Powerbooks, or just Airport Express.

It seems strange, given that the Airport Express is on default settings, and they've only just got their Powerbooks - shouldn't these things just work?! Any help gratefully received...

[edit] Just found this, which I suppose might help, but I've tried doing what this guy did and it didn't work for me...

http://forums.macosxhints.com/showth...threadid=44177

... and I don't understand why I should have to specify the DNS settings when all I want is to get a manual IP. When I try what he did, rather than saying I don't have a connection it just sits there as if it's looking for the website, whether I use the Airport Express for DNS (which seems a strange setting anyway) or my ISP's DNS servers.

sreedy · Sep 28, 2005, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by adriantoll

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway, I've tried setting their powerbook network airport TCP/IP settings to "DHCP with Manual IP" and using 10.0.1.2 & 10.0.1.3 as the IP addresses

I haven't used the Airport express but shouldn't your internal ip's be in the 192.168.x.x range?

If you assign the IP via plain old DHCP what do they get? If that works then just use that one as the maanual IP setting afterwards.

simplebeep · Jul 7, 2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sreedy

I haven't used the Airport express but shouldn't your internal ip's be in the 192.168.x.x range?

No. Apple hardware, by default, runs in the 10.0.1.x range.

cube · Jul 7, 2009, 12:45 PM

Doesn't the Airport Express provide DHCP IP reservation like any self-respecting router?

Makosuke · Jul 7, 2009, 05:55 PM

This thread is four years old, though I suppose the corrections might be useful if somebody hits it searching for the same info.

nilloc · Jul 24, 2009, 03:55 PM

If you are looking to setup an Airport or Airport Express with Manual IP Addresses, this has worked on 3 different computers with OS 10.4 and 10.5:

1. Leave Airport/Express settings to automatic and DHCP defaults should work fine.

2. On each computer:
A. Open System Preferences -> Network
B. Edit the Aiport Connection (in 10.5 click Advanced...)
C. In the TCP/IP tab select Manually from the dropdown.
D. Enter Desired IP Address not in use (can be within the range that the DHCP server would normally serve, you just may have to release it from any other machine that may have already taken it in the past).
F. Set the Subnet Mask and Router IP addresses to match your routers (mine were 255.255.255.0 and 10.0.1.1 respectively).
D. Set the DNS server address to match the Router IP (Likely 10.0.1.1), Note in OS 10.5 you will need to switch tabs to enter it, in 10.4 it is below the Router address in the TCP/IP tab.

3. That's it!

belvdr · Jul 7, 2009, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sreedy

I haven't used the Airport express but shouldn't your internal ip's be in the 192.168.x.x range?

RFC1918 states the following for use on private LANs:

Quote:

10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)

You can read the whole thing here if you like.

In reality, you could use any IP address range you want, as long as you NAT it. The only issue would be if you needed to access the network that owned the public range.

Le Big Mac · Sep 28, 2005, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adriantoll

... and I don't understand why I should have to specify the DNS settings when all I want is to get a manual IP. When I try what he did, rather than saying I don't have a connection it just sits there as if it's looking for the website, whether I use the Airport Express for DNS (which seems a strange setting anyway) or my ISP's DNS servers.

I'm far from an expert on this stuff, but I think if you use manual IP you have to specify all the settings, not just the IP address. It won't pull any info through DHCP if you set it to manual.

adriantoll · 10:42 AM

Airport Express gives out IP addresses in the range 10.0.1.2 to 10.0.1.255 by default, and uses 10.0.1.1 as its own address.

If I use simple DHCP it gives the address 10.0.1.2 - which I've tried using with DHCP with manual address and it doesn't work.

Airport Express has a few settings, including DHCP, DHCP with manual address, and Manual. The first is completely automatic, and works. The second just lets you specify the IP address, and sets the subnet mask and router address automatically, with DNS servers optional - this doesn't work with either no DNS servers specified or the DNS servers set to the ISPs DNS servers. I haven't been able to get Manual to work either, but I don't really want to use that - I want to get DHCP with manual address working because it's the simplest (or so I thought...)

adriantoll · Sep 30, 2005, 05:01 PM

Errrrrrrrrrr, so I guess that'll be a no then? No-one has experienced or sorted out this problem?

gentryunderwood · Oct 5, 2005, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adriantoll

Errrrrrrrrrr, so I guess that'll be a no then? No-one has experienced or sorted out this problem?

for what it's worth, i'm having the same problem, and the DNS change didn't help me either...

xsedrinam · Oct 5, 2005, 03:55 PM

Have you given a try with:
DNS - 10.10.0.1
IP - 10.10.0.2xx
The local gateway might be sitting on something.
Edit: Good to know

gentryunderwood · Oct 5, 2005, 03:51 PM

Looks like DHCP with manual is really a special form of DHCP:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107866

gentryunderwood · Oct 5, 2005, 03:54 PM

switching to manual entry and filling in a public DNS server (4.2.2.2) along with my own IP address seems to have solved things for me...

Sep 28, 2005, 09:16 AM	#1
adriantoll macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotland	DHCP with manual IP address - Airport Express / PowerBooks I'm setting up a home network with an Airport Express for a couple of friends of mine who both have PowerBooks. I want to use fixed IP addresses for the PowerBooks so I can administer them remotely (sometimes it's a real pain knowing about computers isn't it? friends call you up all the time etc. etc. etc.... but that's another story). Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway, I've tried setting their powerbook network airport TCP/IP settings to "DHCP with Manual IP" and using 10.0.1.2 & 10.0.1.3 as the IP addresses, but when I use that their internet connection drops, even if I'm using the address that Airport Express gave them in the first place. This is also true if I change them to previously unused addresses like 10.0.1.4 and so on. I've tried changing the settings on the Airport Express, like the number of IP addresses it gives out and so on, but nothing seems to work. It seems that there are a few people who've had the same problem but received no response, some from this site... http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...airport+manual ... and some around the internet as I've been trawling for the solution. I've been able to replicate this problem at home with my Powerbook and Airport Extreme, so it's not just their setup, or their Powerbooks, or just Airport Express. It seems strange, given that the Airport Express is on default settings, and they've only just got their Powerbooks - shouldn't these things just work?! Any help gratefully received... [edit] Just found this, which I suppose might help, but I've tried doing what this guy did and it didn't work for me... http://forums.macosxhints.com/showth...threadid=44177 ... and I don't understand why I should have to specify the DNS settings when all I want is to get a manual IP. When I try what he did, rather than saying I don't have a connection it just sits there as if it's looking for the website, whether I use the Airport Express for DNS (which seems a strange setting anyway) or my ISP's DNS servers. Last edited by adriantoll : Sep 28, 2005 at 09:21 AM.

Jul 24, 2009, 03:55 PM	#6
nilloc macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2009	In Summary If you are looking to setup an Airport or Airport Express with Manual IP Addresses, this has worked on 3 different computers with OS 10.4 and 10.5: 1. Leave Airport/Express settings to automatic and DHCP defaults should work fine. 2. On each computer: A. Open System Preferences -> Network B. Edit the Aiport Connection (in 10.5 click Advanced...) C. In the TCP/IP tab select Manually from the dropdown. D. Enter Desired IP Address not in use (can be within the range that the DHCP server would normally serve, you just may have to release it from any other machine that may have already taken it in the past). F. Set the Subnet Mask and Router IP addresses to match your routers (mine were 255.255.255.0 and 10.0.1.1 respectively). D. Set the DNS server address to match the Router IP (Likely 10.0.1.1), Note in OS 10.5 you will need to switch tabs to enter it, in 10.4 it is below the Router address in the TCP/IP tab. 3. That's it!

Sep 28, 2005, 10:38 AM	#9
adriantoll Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotland	Airport Express gives out IP addresses in the range 10.0.1.2 to 10.0.1.255 by default, and uses 10.0.1.1 as its own address. If I use simple DHCP it gives the address 10.0.1.2 - which I've tried using with DHCP with manual address and it doesn't work. Airport Express has a few settings, including DHCP, DHCP with manual address, and Manual. The first is completely automatic, and works. The second just lets you specify the IP address, and sets the subnet mask and router address automatically, with DNS servers optional - this doesn't work with either no DNS servers specified or the DNS servers set to the ISPs DNS servers. I haven't been able to get Manual to work either, but I don't really want to use that - I want to get DHCP with manual address working because it's the simplest (or so I thought...) Last edited by adriantoll : Sep 28, 2005 at 10:42 AM.

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Jul 7, 2009, 12:45 PM	#4
cube macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2004	Doesn't the Airport Express provide DHCP IP reservation like any self-respecting router?

Jul 7, 2009, 05:55 PM	#5
Makosuke macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Cool Part of CA, USA	This thread is four years old, though I suppose the corrections might be useful if somebody hits it searching for the same info.

Sep 30, 2005, 05:01 PM	#10
adriantoll Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Scotland	Errrrrrrrrrr, so I guess that'll be a no then? No-one has experienced or sorted out this problem?

Oct 5, 2005, 03:55 PM	#12
xsedrinam macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004	Have you given a try with: DNS - 10.10.0.1 IP - 10.10.0.2xx The local gateway might be sitting on something. Edit: Good to know

Oct 5, 2005, 03:51 PM	#13
gentryunderwood macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2004	Looks like DHCP with manual is really a special form of DHCP: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107866

Oct 5, 2005, 03:54 PM	#14
gentryunderwood macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2004	switching to manual entry and filling in a public DNS server (4.2.2.2) along with my own IP address seems to have solved things for me...