[Elecraft] K4 Firmware Updating

[Dave]

The K4D default is DHCP client enabled, and as you point out almost all home routers are configured as DHCP servers. The only time I have seen when they are not is if someone had changed it. 

Dave wo2x

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> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:46 PM, Fred Jensen <k6dgwnv at gmail.com> wrote:
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> That is only true if DHCP is enabled in the router [it almost always is in home situations], AND the device you're connecting is configured to negotiate with DHCP for an IP address lease.  I don't have a K4 but I suspect there is at least one other attribute for the IP address setting that will activate DHCP negotiation with your router.
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> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
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> Dave wrote on 4/25/2022 11:28 AM:
>> When you plug in the Ethernet connection from the radio to your router then router should assign the radio an IP address then you can do the akftware updates. 
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>> Dave wo2x
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>>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 2:24 PM, Roy Morris, Jr. via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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>>> Can I connect the ethernet port directly from my internet sevice provider router to my K4 for firmware updates?  If so, would I need to go into the K4 menu and change the IP address since NO ETHERNET is the default setting?  Thanks.  Roy Morris  W4WFB
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