Questions about using a static IP address, as opposed to using a dynamically-assigned one.
Questions tagged [static-ip]
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Add a static IP alias to a DHCP interface on Windows 8 (and above)
I have a Windows 8 machine that has only a single Ethernet port. It needs to use DHCP and also needs a static IP. Each IP is in a different subnet, and each serves a different, incompatible purpose.
This machine must use DHCP because the site…
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How do I setup a virtualbox server with a static ip?
I'm trying to get a Virtualbox instance running with a very specific networking setup.
Here's what I have right now:
I have a laptop running Ubuntu, hosting a Debian Virtualbox. My loptop regularly has dhcp addresses assigned to it's wireless card…
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How can I figure out what IPv6 to use if I want to set a static IP for my computer?
I recently installed Windows Server 2012 on my desktop. I changed my connection settings to hardcode my internal IP address as 192.168.0.99 (IPv4). Windows Server 2012 warned me that I should also set my IPv6 address to a static address, but I'm not…
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How to set static IP address on the FreeBSD machine?
I have a FreeBSD machine running on a virtual machine. I am using SUN Virtual Box.
I need to set static IP address to this machine. So that I can access this machine.
Is there anyway to do this ?
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DHCP Reservation vs Static IP address
So after browsing some websites, some people are telling me that static IP address is the best. But others say the DHCP Reservation is just as good if not the same.
So what is better? Or are they pretty much the same?
Well to help clarify some…
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Can devices steal MAC allocated IP addresses?
Scenario: You have a normal household network, provided by a standard router. The network is called 'netz'. There is no password on the netz network. On the router you've set a static IP address (192.168.1.20) to the Mac Address XYN:123.
Now a new…
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Does a router know not to hand out static IP addresses to other devices?
I set a computer on my network to use a Static IP address
Shutdown the computer so its not on and not connected to the network
Question: How does my router know not to hand out that IP address to another device (using DHCP) that accesses the…
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How to determine gateway address when going from DHCP to static IP address with Ubuntu
What's the proper way to determine the computer's gateway when going from DHCP to a static IP. Operating system is Mythbunutu with Ububtu desktop installed.
I had previously been editing /etc/network/interfaces, but eventually the computer would…
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What does static DHCP mean? Static Dynamic is confusing
I've found some home wireless routers/ADSL+ modems (ZyXEL 660) talking about Static DHCP, when refering to assosiating a specific MAC to an IP, but still serve the configuration over DHCP.
Doesn't this have another name? What does Cisco call this…
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Do you need a static IP address to setup a Web Server?
I'm thinking of getting a virtual server with a Linux Debian operating system.
Now, does a Web server need a static IP address to register to the DNS server and point the location?
or how would you configure the DNS to point to a dynamic IP address?
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How to assign different static IP addresses to the same machine depending on its OS?
I was wondering if it is possible, e.g. to assign/reserve one static IP to a computer when it's running windows and assign a second static IP to the same computer/MAC address when it's running Linux?
I have seen this behavior for my computer under…
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I can't reach my own static IP address in my home. I can reach it outside of my home
I purchased a static IP for a server I run at my home. I can access it outside the home, but I cannot reach my server with my static IP address when connected to the home network.
It just works with a local IP, and it is not possible to access…
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How to assign a static IP with a linksys WRT54G2?
For all my googleing it appears the best you can do is tell your computer not to use DHCP; I cannot find a way to do this at the Access Point level.
EDIT: This is not for port forwarding. This is for an internal mythTV server. Right now the DHCP…
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Home IP Address Management?
Are there any better, free solutions to managing static IPs at home than a spreadsheet?
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How to set the same static IP address for LAN and wifi interfaces on a Win7 laptop?
When I'm at my desk at home, I connect to my network through my Ethernet LAN port. Sometimes however I have to get up and move my computer around (such as to connect it to a TV in another room), so I disconnect the Ethernet and enable the wifi. My…
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