Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

OK, this entry is truly for me, but with so many devices in a home now that are IP aware, I think folks are going to need some sort of mapping and documentation tool. Here’s my poor man’s network:
D-Link DI-624 Router. Running WPA-PSK encryption (whatever that is, but I’ve heard it is stronger than Wep). Uses something called TKIP for encryption. So, you have to know the magic passphrase in order to get onto this network (Ha!)
Static devices.
The DI-624 allows you to have certain Mac address have a “static DHCP”. Doesn’t make sense until you realize this is all about certain devices needing magic addresses and it essentially uses the Mac ID and Netbios name to figure out what address you want to hand out.
Here’s how I’ve laid out my network:
| Device | Netbios Name | Static DHCP Address |
| DI-624 Router | N/A | 192.168.0.1 |
| Brother 7140DN Network Printer | Brother | 192.168.0.2 |
| Audiotron | Audiotron | 192.168.0.3 |
| Linksys NSLU2 | Nas | 192.168.0.4 |
Then the rest of the PCs are not static since you don’t need well know namesj to access them.