Subj : Re: Making my PC's IP address stay the same
To   : Jnorton
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Oct 22 2023 09:48 am

-=> Jnorton wrote to All <=-

Jn> Is there a way I can keep the router from changing my address?  I know
Jn> it is possible to use a static ip in some cases, but, this machine is
Jn> the only one I care about its address staying the same.

Yes, how depends on the router. Somewhere in the configuration pages,
there's a setting for DHCP reservations. These take a MAC address (the
hardware address of the card) and always assign a specific address to
it. That's the simplest way to ensure the address doesn't change.

The other way is to use a static IP on the BBS PC. Just make sure the
pool of DHCP addresses on the router doesn't include the static IP you
choose. You'll also need to know your gateway IP address (the router's
IP address), IP netmask and DNS servers. This is information you'd get
from DHCP.


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