Configure Windows XP For A Static I.P Address

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Hopefully, you have a fully setup router that
is issuing I.P addresses via DHCP, but to get the most out of your
router, a static I.P is best and is essential for port forwarding for
games and special applications.

To start off, you need to know how your connection is setup, the easiest way, is to use the command ipconfig /all (notice the space), via a command prompt.

The last four items are what we are after.

Now to set a static I.P, you need to go into the Control Panel and select Network Connections.

Within, you will find icons representing all your available network
connections, you need to find the one that matches the I.P address from
the ipconfig command. To do this highlight each connection and then look at the details box in the bottom left information panel.

Now to change the settings, right-click on the network connection and choose Properties and you should come to this screen.

Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button and now you see the entry screen.

As you can see, the network details are being aquired by DHCP from the router.

To change them, choose Use The Following I.P Address and enter the details from ipconfig.

Now you need to enter the settings for Use The Following DNS Server Address

Now you can see that the DNS server address is pointing to your router,
as your router has these settings already as it got them from your ISP.

Now here you can cheat a little and get a tiny bit more performance
from your connection, by bypassing the router and talking directly to
your ISP’s DNS servers, thus less network communication overheads.

You get your ISP’s DNS server address, again from going to your routers
control panel and looking for its settings. For my router, I have also
entered them into the router, as they very rarely change.

So our example would be ..

Now hit OK, twice to set your new settings, close the Network Connections and test your static I.P by browsing to an uncached website.

NOTE : My network uses the I.P range 10.0.1.x, some routers use 10.0.0.x and other use 192.168.x.x. if after making any changes, your I.P address is 169.x.x.x,
then you have made a mistake and Windows has set your I.P address to
the standby internal I.P address, please double check your settings.

Now unless you plan to allow guest PC’s to connect to your router, switch off the DHCP Server Option within the router for added security and more performance, as the router doesn’t have to check for DHCP I.P requests.

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