[TUT]How to set up a static IP[TUT]

[caspur]

HOW TO SET UP A STATIC IP
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This tutorial will show you step by step how to set-up a static IP address. A static IP is when your Internal IP address (192.168.1.xxx) always stays that same. Usually your network router will assign you an IP address in a first come first serve basis so if your computer logs on first you will get the IP address 192.168.1.100 and if you log on when two other computers are already logged on you will get the IP address 192.168.1.102. This becomes a problem when you need to forward a port on your router for a specific program to use at all times such as a bitTorrent client like Bitcomet. let's say you forward a port when you're IP address is 192.168.1.100, the next time you log on if your IP address is 192.168.1.104 that port will not work so, instead of constantly changing the ports it's easier to just stick with a single IP address.

INFO: If you don't know and want to learn about Port-Forwarding here is a great site:
http://portforward.com/

INFO: This tut is for Windows Vista and Windows 7. It may or may not be the same for Windows XP I am not sure as I currently have no XP machine to check with. I am sure it is close to the same but there may be a difference or two.


INFO: In case something goes wrong and your internet quits working there is a simple procedure to reset it back to it's original settings that I have posted at the end of the tutorial.


LET'S START:


First thing we are going to do is open "Control Panel". Just in case you don't know where it is:

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Next we're going to click on "Network and Sharing Center"

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Which will take you to the screen shown below:

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Next, click on "Wireless Network Connection"
(your network name here)

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A menu will appear and you want to click on the "Properties" button in the bottom left corner:

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INFO: If you're running Vista or 7 with UAC you'll have to accept by pressing the "yes" to the box that pops up.

In the next menu you're going to want to single click on "Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)" so it's highlighted blue and then click on "Properties" button

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The next menu will look like this:

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I know it looks a little confusing but, it's not that bad. On the screen you'll see a bubble that says "Obtain an IP address automatically" and is checked. Underneath there's another bubble that says "Use the following IP address:". Check that bubble and the boxes underneath will turn from grayed out to white and usable.

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In the box that says IP address you can choose an IP address between 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.255 so go ahead and choose the IP you want.

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As you can see I chose "192.168.1.50".

The next option says "Subnet mask:". In this box fill it in like this 255.255.255.0 :

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And underneath that there's a box that says "Default gateway:". In this box fill it in like this 192.168.1.1 :

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Completed IP address box should look like this:

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Now, underneath that box is another that used to have a bubble checked that said "Obtain DNS server address automatically" but, when you checked "Use the following IP address" option above it automatically switched over to "Use the following DNS server addresses:".

Next, we need to open a command prompt( Type CMD in the search bar ) and type in "ipconfig /all".

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Hit enter and it will bring up a list of confusing looking info but, don't worry we only need 2 sets of numbers from here. Scroll up the page a bit until you see the words "DNS Servers". We need the two sets of numbers from here in this format > xx.xx.xx.xxx

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We are going to take these two numbers and fill in our empty DNS Server address boxes from earlier so click back over and fill them in as shown below:

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And your whole IPV4 Properties box should look something like this:

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Just hit the ok button and then close the rest of the wireless network boxes:

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And there you are, you now have yourself a Static IP address that will always be the same unless you change it again or return to the IPV4 Properties box and check the bubble that says "Obtain an IP address automatically". I hope this helps anyone who needs it

IF YOU MESS UP
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In case you do something wrong and your internet does not work after this
return to this screen:

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and check the boxes that say "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" and that should get you going again. If not you may also need to open CMD and type ipconfig /flushdns. After that you can try again from the beginning.

[daneasaur]

Nice tutorial. Might want to add that if your net stuffs up after doing this you just set your DNS Servers back to how they were before.

[caspur]

Nice tutorial. Might want to add that if your net stuffs up after doing this you just set your DNS Servers back to how they were before.

Noted and added thanks

[SkeetMads]

Very nice. Is this written by yourself?

[caspur]

Very nice. Is this written by yourself?

Yes it is

[//Pretext™]

Great tutorial man,
Props on you writing it yourself to.

Keep up the good work, this tutorial is great.

[Zolesz]

Very nice tutorial. If you want I can "convert" it to work with XP too because there are lots of XP users and they would find this helpful. If you can allow me to do this just send me a PM.
PS: It is your own work, so you decide... ;)

[Toxic Injection]

Thank you for this i needed to make my ip static on my home router.i used a program that made it static but then when i play xbox live it made my NAT Type Strict

[Thoth]

Thanks you i need this :3

[mmki]

Great tutorial bro heaps alots