Is it possible to set a static IP on one PC, but the rest on the network remain dynamic? I want to get my own fileserver up and running, but don't fancy installing linux and doing it that way... If it is possible, can someone tell me what to do? I really am a newb when it comes to these sorts of things... Joe
thats no problem, alltho if you keep it running and have a dhcp enabled router it will assign an ip to the port and as long as you use the same port the ip remains the same
Riiight..... Confused this early in the game?! Damn... Will NTL/Virgin have any issues with me assigning a static IP? A quick walkthrough/tutorial will be really helpful... Joe
Just set the static IP, it will be assigned no matter what. And your network is separated from the internet by your router... for a static ISP IP, contact your ISP...
Its very possible to have one machine static and the rest remain DHCP. I usually just set the available DHCP range above the known static IP's, for example: Router: 192.168.1.1 PC 1: 192.168.1.2 PC 2: 192.168.1.3 (PC's 1 and 2 have static IP's because of port forwarding) DHCP range: 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 Basically however what you need to ensure is that you only have ONE DHCP serving device on your network. So if you have a server giving out IP's ensure that your routers DHCP server is disabled, or if you have the router set to give out IPs, make sure the server isn't.
Your cable router will get the IP address that your cable provider provides. I do the same as above for port forwarding, in my case my DHCP addresses start at 192.168.0.10 which allows me to use the addresses below as static.
Right, OK... the way our system works is - routers ip is at 192.168.1.1., my mate's pc is at .2, mine is at .3, my other mate's pc is at .4, and my tower will be at .5 - (Its a 4-port router and I've got an 8-port switch to add to the output. But when I go to findmyipaddress.com it comes up as 213.107.0.114. Am I the only one confused by all this? All I want is to create a local/file server. Joe
You mix things up. Your router separates the Internet (WAN) from the internal network (LAN). The outside IP of your router is 213.107.0.114 and the inside (LAN) is 192.168.1.1 What your router does (NAT) is pass on the requests from the internal network to the external one, and make sure the reply back goes to the correct computer. When you go to findmyipaddress.com, you connect through the router to the WAN side of things, thus the IP given back will be the one on the WAN side, being 213.107.0.114 But what is confusing about this? This is basic networking? And how does this relate to the fileserver? The server should be on the LAN side, and stay there...
If you just want the fileserver for your PCs directly connected to the router and not to anyone else on the internet, then just give the fileserver a static IP in Windows. TBH, you don't really need to reserve one from the DHCP list, just set it higher than the number of PCs likely on your network (like 192.168.1.200) and just enable file sharing. As glider says the 213 IP addy is for the internet side of your router, the one your ISP provides to you to gain access to the internet. Its nothing to do with this case of setting up a file server for LAN use only.
Basically, you only have one internet IP, so the job of your router is to split traffic to that one internet IP up between all the PCs with private IPs
