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On 01/04/12 16:21, Julian Hall wrote: >> > Hi Neil, > > The MAC address you see on your phone is the one I was referring to. > According to this page: > > http://www.tarling.info/netgear-DG834G-and-address-reservation-with-DHCP.php > > > Choose LAN IP Setup and then Address Reservation. In the list of > connected devices you should see your phone's MAC address (the one you > mentioned seeing on it). Select that item and give it a name (such as > your phone's make and model) and click Add. According to the above URL, > whenever you restart the phone now it should get the same IP address. > > I'm working here on two assumptions. a) that the DHCP lease is actually > the problem, b) that giving your phone a fixed IP address will bypass > any DHCP lease issue. Given that this method skips the DHCP server > completely when assigning an IP address to your phone, b) should not be > an issue. > > In a nutshell you're saying to your router 'When this device connects > ignore the DHCP server and always give this device the same IP address'. > > Kind regards, > > Julian > OK. I will try that. First however I will have to find a time when I can reset the router as at the moment the phone is not linked to the router by wifi. Once reset it should log on automatically. Then I can follow the instructions. Since others here are using their computers at the moment I must wait till later. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks for all the help, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq