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janipewter · 08-11-2006, 11:47

To set your PC to use a static IP address, do the following:

Open the Windows Control Panel (normally just Start->Control Panel)

Double click on Network Connections

You should see "Local Area Connection" with a little icon with 2 blue computers which will occasionally flash, if not always stay on

Right click on that connection and select Properties

In the General tab, underneath where it shows the model of network adapter you have, it will say "This connection uses the following items" and there will be a list of items

Click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and then click on Properties just underneath it to the right

In the General tab, select the second radio button, it should be labelled "Use the following IP address:"

The next 3 boxes will now be ungreyed and will let you enter values.

For the IP address, just enter 192.168.1.150 as this shouldn't already be in use on your network

For the Subnet mask, this is normally 255.255.255.0

Default gateway needs to be the IP address of your router. This is normally 192.168.1.1 but you can check by opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig

You will also noticed that it has forced you to enter DNS server addresses. Just put your router's IP address in the first box and leave the second one blank and click OK and OK again.

You will temporarily be disconnected while the network adapter reconnects with your new settings, and after a couple of seconds it should reconnect and you'll have your new static LAN IP. You can check this again by right clicking on the network connection and going to Status, and then the Details tab, or just by typing ipconfig in the command prompt again.

With your port forwards you can now just enter your static LAN IP (which you will have set as 192.168.1.150 if you followed the above guide) and the ports you wish to forward without any issues.

08-11-2006, 11:47	#2
janipewter Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Plymouth Age: 35 Services: Sky HD Multiroom, VM XL Phone, VM XXL BB Posts: 654	Re: Linksys BEFSR41 DC++ problem To set your PC to use a static IP address, do the following: Open the Windows Control Panel (normally just Start->Control Panel) Double click on Network Connections You should see "Local Area Connection" with a little icon with 2 blue computers which will occasionally flash, if not always stay on Right click on that connection and select Properties In the General tab, underneath where it shows the model of network adapter you have, it will say "This connection uses the following items" and there will be a list of items Click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and then click on Properties just underneath it to the right In the General tab, select the second radio button, it should be labelled "Use the following IP address:" The next 3 boxes will now be ungreyed and will let you enter values. For the IP address, just enter 192.168.1.150 as this shouldn't already be in use on your network For the Subnet mask, this is normally 255.255.255.0 Default gateway needs to be the IP address of your router. This is normally 192.168.1.1 but you can check by opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig You will also noticed that it has forced you to enter DNS server addresses. Just put your router's IP address in the first box and leave the second one blank and click OK and OK again. You will temporarily be disconnected while the network adapter reconnects with your new settings, and after a couple of seconds it should reconnect and you'll have your new static LAN IP. You can check this again by right clicking on the network connection and going to Status, and then the Details tab, or just by typing ipconfig in the command prompt again. With your port forwards you can now just enter your static LAN IP (which you will have set as 192.168.1.150 if you followed the above guide) and the ports you wish to forward without any issues.