Hi, all. For the sake of organization and better security, I'd like to assign an IP address to each device in my home network. My setup consists of 2 desktops, 1 laptop, 1 netbook and a Wii which I use to stream Netflix. What's the best [most secure, least problematic] way to do that? I ask, because I've done a good amount of research and there seems to be multiple ways to do it:
- through the router settings vs. manually changing the IP address for each machine/device in Windows...
- turning DHCP off @ the router and going with a static IP...
- keeping DHCP on while settings up MAC address filtering...
- etc.
Any one of the above options stand out as the most safe/best way to do what I want to do? I'm obviously no expert, but am trying to learn more about network security so open to precise, step-by-step instructions.
Before I got deep into research, was going to go with simply changing the IP address in each of my Windows machines [using Windows XP HE, 7 HP and Ultimate, both 64-bit], but now I'm not sure. Read up in several places how doing that is not as secure as doing it straight from the router settings [192.168.0.1]. I use a Rosewill router and wireless adapters, all of which have served my purposes very nicely for a couple of years now.
BTW: read the section here about it [[General Discussion] How-To: Change Your IP Address in Windows] but didn't find what I'm looking for.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
- through the router settings vs. manually changing the IP address for each machine/device in Windows...
- turning DHCP off @ the router and going with a static IP...
- keeping DHCP on while settings up MAC address filtering...
- etc.
Any one of the above options stand out as the most safe/best way to do what I want to do? I'm obviously no expert, but am trying to learn more about network security so open to precise, step-by-step instructions.
Before I got deep into research, was going to go with simply changing the IP address in each of my Windows machines [using Windows XP HE, 7 HP and Ultimate, both 64-bit], but now I'm not sure. Read up in several places how doing that is not as secure as doing it straight from the router settings [192.168.0.1]. I use a Rosewill router and wireless adapters, all of which have served my purposes very nicely for a couple of years now.
BTW: read the section here about it [[General Discussion] How-To: Change Your IP Address in Windows] but didn't find what I'm looking for.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.