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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 60166" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: Itech addressWell, in reality, it&#039;s not an issue, it&#039;s just how it is. IP networks have a subnet, and all devices on the network have to be on the same subnet to talk to each other.This is why the first couple numbers need to be the same - the exact number of numbers that need to be the same is determined by the subnet mask. For instance, 255.255.0.0 means that the first 2 numbers have to be the same, and the last 2 numbers are allowed to vary, and they can vary in the full 1-254 range. If the subnet was 255.255.255.128, the first 3 numbers would need to be the same and the last number would have to be different for each device, and could vary from 1 to 127.This is why a router is SO much easier. Just set everything to DHCP and forget about it!The faster way is to not attempt to run Static IPs for your entire network and just use DHCP. Then you don&#039;t have to switch back and forth every time you use your computer for amps and for other things.Also, if everything is DHCP, you can run much more than just amps on the network. At a show, I link all my computers, all my amps, all my UHFR, everything that can be networked gets connected so I have full control of everything from anywhere. It just makes sense once you get comfortable with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 60166, member: 34"] Re: Itech address Well, in reality, it's not an issue, it's just how it is. IP networks have a subnet, and all devices on the network have to be on the same subnet to talk to each other. This is why the first couple numbers need to be the same - the exact number of numbers that need to be the same is determined by the subnet mask. For instance, 255.255.0.0 means that the first 2 numbers have to be the same, and the last 2 numbers are allowed to vary, and they can vary in the full 1-254 range. If the subnet was 255.255.255.128, the first 3 numbers would need to be the same and the last number would have to be different for each device, and could vary from 1 to 127. This is why a router is SO much easier. Just set everything to DHCP and forget about it! The faster way is to not attempt to run Static IPs for your entire network and just use DHCP. Then you don't have to switch back and forth every time you use your computer for amps and for other things. Also, if everything is DHCP, you can run much more than just amps on the network. At a show, I link all my computers, all my amps, all my UHFR, everything that can be networked gets connected so I have full control of everything from anywhere. It just makes sense once you get comfortable with it. [/QUOTE]

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