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NetBIOS Registration mode
Indicates how network hosts are to perform NetBIOS name registration and discovery.
H-Node, this indicates a Hybrid-State of operation. First WINS servers are tried, if any, followed
by local network broadcast. This is generally the preferred mode if you have configured WINS
servers.
M-Node (default), this indicates a Mixed-Mode of operation. First Broadcast operation is
performed to register hosts and discover other hosts, if broadcast operation fails, WINS servers
are tried, if any. This mode favours broadcast operation which may be preferred if WINS servers
are reachable by a slow network link and the majority of network services such as servers and
printers are local to the LAN.
P-Node, this indicates to use WINS servers ONLY. This setting is useful to force all NetBIOS
operation to the configured WINS servers. You must have configured at least the primary WINS
server IP to point to a working WINS server.
B-Node, this indicates to use local network broadcast ONLY. This setting is useful where there
are no WINS servers available, however, it is preferred you try M-Node operation first.
This setting has no effect if the 'Learn NetBIOS information from WAN' is activated.
Add/Edit DHCP Reservation
This option lets you reserve IP addresses, and assign the same IP address to the network
device with the specified MAC address any time it requests an IP address. This is almost the
same as when a device has a static IP address except that the device must still request an IP
address from the router. The router will provide the device the same IP address every time.
DHCP Reservations are helpful for server computers on the local network that are hosting
applications such as Web and FTP. Servers on your network should either use a static IP address
or use this option.
Computer Name
You can assign a name for each computer that is given a reserved IP address. This may help
you keep track of which computers are assigned this way. Example:
Game Server
.
IP Address:
The LAN address that you want to reserve.
MAC Address
To input the MAC address of your system, enter it in manually or connect to the router's
Web-Management interface from the system and click the Copy Your PC's MAC
Address button.
A MAC address is usually located on a sticker on the bottom of a network device. The MAC
address is comprised of twelve digits. Each pair of hexadecimal digits are usually separated by
dashes or colons such as 00-0D-88-11-22-33 or 00:0D:88:11:22:33. If your network device is
a computer and the network card is already located inside the computer, you can connect to the
router from the computer and click the Copy Your PC's MAC Address button to enter
the MAC address.
As an alternative, you can locate a MAC address in a specific operating system by following the
steps below:
Windows 98
Windows Me
Go to the Start menu, select Run, type in
winipcfg, and hit Enter. A
popup window will be displayed. Select the appropriate adapter from the
pull-down menu and you will see the Adapter Address. This is the MAC
address of the device.
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Go to your Start menu, select Programs, select Accessories, and select
Command Prompt. At the command prompt type
ipconfig /all
and hit
Enter. The physical address displayed for the adapter connecting to the
router is the MAC address.