Hello,
I have a wireless n network for AC which started with 4 computers including the "main computer", and is now up to 6. AC tech support recommended that I at least use a wired connection between the main computer (Dell Windows 7 - 64 with i7 chip, at least 8 GB of RAM, two 1T hard drives) to speed things up. All computers have static IPv4 addresses. Most if not all of the local computers have had to find the main computer by it's IPv4 address 192.168.0.2 rather than it's name OFFICEMASTER
So, I fished a 100' Cat5e ethernet cable through the walls and ceiling between the main computer and the Actiontec 784 wireless modem/router. I was told by the folks at Actiontec that the wired connection would "automatically" take over and supersede the wireless connection, but that hasn't happened, I'm guessing because the default for the wired card is DHCP and it comes up as 192.168.0.3. So the other computers looking for 192.168.0.2 are still using the older, slower, wireless connection.
I tried reassigning the wired card IPV4 address also to 192.168.0.2 (same as wireless), but then got a message basically saying that you cannot have 2 different cards using the same IP address.
So, the question is how can I make use of the faster wired connection? All local computers need to look for the main computer as 192.168.0.2. My thought was to deactivate the wireless card, change the wired card from 192.168.0.3, to 192.168.0.2 and take all of the other settings on the IPV4 screen for the wireless card (DNS server, etc.)and transfer them to the wired card IPV4 screen.
Or is there a better way?
Norm Numerof
NormNumerofMD@aol.com
