Hi stuartprice99. Basically my RV325 30-entry Binding Table limit issue is now solved. Thanks to the combined efforts of yourself, rvatalaro and with Pedantus1's reassurance that your workaround does work. So I persevered!
As I said earlier in this thread, I took the time to prepare a Word table which spans some 56 entries across two pages. Some devices are to go, so the final tally looks to be 48 or so. There are six columns of data. Each line has the following fields for each client:-
Host Name (RVS4000)... this column lists the client' Name for my present Cisco router, using the device name as it is today.
MAC Address... states the obvious!
IP (RVS4000 now)... pretty simple!
IP (RV325 temp)... this column is exactly the same as the previous one, except the subnet is now *.30 and NOT *.20 as it is now.
IP (RV325 final)... this is the new IP to be assigned to a client once my new router, switch, access points and underfloor wiring are all put in place as my redevelopment goes forward.
Host Name (RV325)... many Names are to change, especially those of my extensive Sonos distributed audio system. Here each Name will eventually reflect the model type, generation, colour, zone number, plus L or R for a stereo ZonePlayer e.g. PLAY:5/2W_6L is a PLAY:5 model, 2nd Gen, white in Sonos Zone 6, and it is the Left speaker of a stereo pair. A bit OCD, but it works for me!
The 6th column is basically a Yes/No box. Do I absolutely want/need to have a Reserved IP for this client? Intended to define and prioritise up to 30 entries in case I could not overcome the limit. Academic now, of course!
This Word table was my source of data as I copied & pasted it over into the config.exp file to be imported into the router.
My next step is to carry out a direct swap RVS4000-to-RV325. All IPs should stay exactly as they are now, except the subnet will be different. Then the Virgin Media SuperHub (in Modem mode) and the RV325 are to move to a temporary location to permit extensive building and redecoration works to proceed in an orderly way, with my LAN & WLAN fully functional for the duration.
Finally, my Computer Room is to be stripped back to bare walls and redecorated. During this phase all key computing hardware will move elsewhere, but still connect back to the internet. When the room is ready, everything will then progressively switch back to the Computer Room, but will now be completely rewired from the top to conform to my final IP Binding rules as defined by the table. Now entries in the config.exp file need to be in ascending order based on their new RV325 final IP. I reckon there are three ways to do this:-
1) Manually sort, just like Stuart says here.
2) Use Word to sort the previous table by the IP (RV325 final) column in ascending order, before copy & paste goes ahead for each device.
3) And there is another rather clever technique, detailed in http://www.cathrinewilhelmsen.net/2014/10/15/edit-columns-in-notepad-with-textfx-plugin/ .This works on the config.exp file itself, not an intermediate Word table as I have done it. It uses NotePad++ with the TextFx plugin to do a sort by selected column. The example shown at Catherine's site shows '|' as the column delimiter character. Seems to me looking at a typical config.exp file, that since EVERY client's entries has the same number of characters, except for NAME, then the [STATIC_IP] text block is really already arranged in columns. Using '=' as the delimiter, it also looks like a sort by the final IP Address in ascending order will be dead easy. Anyone care to give it a try?
Method #2 is just fine for me, having done the typing finger work already, so not going to go off at a tangent with TextFx. But maybe Method #3 will prove handy for others!
Oh, and remember N Lim's words of caution. No more than 80 entries to keep your router stable. A firmware fix may appear later this month according to a comment made to me by phone from a UK Cisco Support guy. All our efforts could just be a waste of time. We'll see.
I am now off to carry out the next stage of my project. Good luck everyone!
