Windows XP Static IP

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Mon, 06/16/2008 - 11:42am

fornold

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Windows XP Static IP

I have been running my media server with a static IP for a while. Recently it has decided to lose connection to the outside world. I can still get to it from within my home network, but the server can't talk to the internet. I am not trying to get to the server from outside, just want the server to be able to pull up web info.

If I change it to use DHCP from the router everything is fine. And I can't think of anything that has changed to cause the problem with the static IP address.

The server is running XP Pro. The router is a Linksys WRT54G3G-ST, which connects to a DLINK switch that has all the computers tied to it.

Since I can still talk to the server box from within the home, it seems like a router problem, but I haven't changed anything with it. Any thoughts?

Mon, 06/16/2008 - 12:25pm

Mike Garcen

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hmm....first thing first, isolate is the problem is the system or the router. I'd take that same cable, and connect it to another system, and configure it with the same IP addy. Assuming it works, then you know the problem is with your System & not the router.

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Mon, 06/16/2008 - 1:16pm

fornold

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I'll dig the laptop out and bring to that location and try setting that up with the same IP and see how it works.

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 10:04am

phoneguyinpgh

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It sounds like your system isn't connecting to the DNS servers on the internet. I'm not sure what might be causing that problem but, one thing that might help if your router supports it, a static DHCP table that assigns the same IP to a specific MAC address when ever it connects. I know that D-Links can do that, I'm not sure if the Lynksys will. But it has the same effect as setting up all the PCs with static IPs.

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Tue, 06/17/2008 - 11:24am

fornold

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Quote:

It sounds like your system isn't connecting to the DNS servers on the internet. I'm not sure what might be causing that problem but, one thing that might help if your router supports it, a static DHCP table that assigns the same IP to a specific MAC address when ever it connects. I know that D-Links can do that, I'm not sure if the Lynksys will. But it has the same effect as setting up all the PCs with static IPs.

It does appear to be a DNS problem.

This Linksys doesn't have a static IP table. My older dlink did like you say. Right now this Linksys is my only choice since I am using a 3G data card as my internet connection. This router has a PCMCIA slot in it. Since DSL finally became available where I live, I am making do until I can get it installed. I may just leave it as dynamic for now.

Tue, 06/17/2008 - 11:46am

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You could set your "server" back up as a static IP, subnet and gateway, and for the DNS servers use the first one as your routers IP address (192.168.x.x) and the secondary as the DNS of your ISP. This should get you back into business in no time. Provided your ISP doesn't go changing DNS servers on you.

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