Static IP

[Rick Stevens]

Scott Mertens wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 10:00 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> 
>>Scott Mertens wrote:
>>
>>>New Linux User:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant)
>>>
>>>I am in the process of setting up Printer sharing on this Linux box for
>>>WIN XP users. I think some of my problems might be resolved if I can set
>>>up a static IP for this box.  Currently it gets one from a Linksys
>>>router connected to ISP.
>>>
>>>How can I tell Linux to use a static IP, but use DNS and other info
>>>provided by ISP/Linksys router?
>>
>>First off, get into the router and write down the DNS info it uses.
>>Also check the router's "DHCP Pool" (those are the addresses that the
>>DHCP server will give out) and the router's IP address and netmask.
>>
>>Run "redhat-config-network" (or "RedHatIcon->System Settings->Network"
>>from the Gnome GUI) and configure the NIC for a fixed IP address.  You
>>will want to select a fixed IP that is NOT in the DHCP pool for the
>>router.  Your netmask will probably be 255.255.255.0, but use the one
>>you saw that the router was using.  Your default gateway will be the
>>router (usually 192.168.0.1) and you'll put in the DNS servers you
>>grabbed from the router.  That should be it.
> 
> 
> Thanks, I'll give that a try.

Go for it, Scott.  We'll be waiting for a status report.
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