Router FUN! again... help? please?

[Ritalin Kid]

I'm tryin to get my network setup to where I can specify each IP number so I can foward one as the DMZ host... but everytime I try to enter an IP and Subnet number it won't connect to the net.. what do I do to be able to specify an individual IP for each machine?

[SEALTEAMTHREE]

I think you have to first specify the IP for the given computer in the router's configuration, then you have to either open WINIPCONFIG and hit release, then renew, or if you're running NT/XP/2000 you have to go to command prompt and type ipconfig -release and then ipconfig -renew. That should release the current IP each computer has and then renew the IP that the router is assigning to it.

For example, I have both of my computers set as follows in my router's configuration:

1: File and print server (and currently only working computer) IP:192.168.0.110
2: Main comptuer (currently down due to crushed CPU) IP:192.168.0.105

If I type ipconfig in command prompt I get the following:
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.110
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

-or-

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.105
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1

It also depends on what make/model of Router you have...I have a Dlink Dl-704P. Consult your instruction manual; look for DHCP Server and then "fixed mapping" or something along that line. It should give you a display that shows four ID's (for each of the four RJ-45 ports) and their MAC address and IP.

Hope that helps.

[DVNT1]

what do I do to be able to specify an individual IP for each machine?

You need to enter the IP address, subnet mask, the gateway, and the DNS servers.

If you're running NT/XP/W2k, you won't even need to reboot.

[Ritalin Kid]

Thanks.... You helped to point out that my Gateway address was not set correctly..