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Re: Network Techy Question

From Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk>
Newsgroups uk.comp.homebuilt
Subject Re: Network Techy Question
Date 2026-05-21 14:29 +0100
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Jeff Gaines wrote:

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> 
> What about bringing one of my Gen8 microservers into use. They have 2 x 
> NIC sockets, one could use 192.168.1.n - with the router on 192.168.1.1 
> and the other socket 192.168.2.n. the .2 then being used by other 
> computers?
> 
> I could either user fixed IP addresses or set up a DHCP server on the 
> Gen8 for the .2 network?
> 
> The kit in the WiFi cabinet would have to stay on .1 because it needs 
> Internet access.

So you will have to learn about networks.  You may get a certain amount 
of free help here, but you've no guarantee as to how trustworthy it will 
be.  Most respondents will offer different and mutually incompatible 
solutions.

You may have to start by specifying in detail what you have and what you 
want to achieve.



-- 
Graham J

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Network Techy Question "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-21 10:15 +0000
  Re: Network Techy Question Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 11:52 +0100
    Re: Network Techy Question "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-21 11:20 +0000
      Re: Network Techy Question Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 13:05 +0100
    Re: Network Techy Question Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-05-21 12:41 +0100
      Re: Network Techy Question "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-21 11:49 +0000
        Re: Network Techy Question Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 13:11 +0100
          Re: Network Techy Question "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-21 12:58 +0000
            Re: Network Techy Question Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-05-21 14:29 +0100
              Re: Network Techy Question "Jeff Gaines" <jgnewsid@outlook.com> - 2026-05-21 13:45 +0000
                Re: Network Techy Question Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2026-05-21 15:29 +0100
                Re: Network Techy Question Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-05-21 22:29 +0100
            Re: Network Techy Question Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-05-21 15:26 +0100
  Re: Network Techy Question Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2026-05-21 21:33 +0200
  Re: Network Techy Question Raj Kundra <raj@kundracomputers.co.uk> - 2026-05-24 21:00 +0100
  Re: Network Techy Question Raj Kundra <raj@kundracomputers.co.uk> - 2026-05-24 21:17 +0100

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