Static IPs, Linksys, and Windows XP

[RTSDaddy2]

OK...sometime ago I had  a D-Link router that I had to create a static IP for. No problems.  Sadly, that router  bit the dust.

Now I have a Linksys WT160N v3 Roter, connect to the internet by cable modem and run XP.  Try as I might, I have NOT been able to get a static IP set up for this computer this time. Is it me, ori is it that hard to create a static IP for linksys?

[headkaze]

Static IP for what? Your internal network address or your public IP address?

If you mean your internal network, set aside a range for your DHCP server and then set your static IP in your PC's network configuration.

If you mean your public IP, then your ISP is the only one that can assign you a static IP unless you use an online service which can map a static IP to a dynamic one.

Why do you want a static IP anyway? If you are serving pages through port 80 then you should be able to simply redirect traffic to a static IP in your network. That means you setup in your network config to use a static IP (Eg. 192.168.1.7) and then forward traffic from that port to that address in your router config. But you will have to have a static IP from your ISP for that and they are often quite expensive.

[RTSDaddy2]

I kind of feel like Jethro on the Beverly Hillbillies movie right now "Miss Jane, I didn't understand a single word you just said." 

Actually Kaze, it's not that bad- I got a little of what you were talking about! Ok, let me be more specific. I was told to speed up downloads, that certain programs required a port to be forwarded to increase the speed of the download. So I went thorugh all the hobbldey-goo one tutorial put out and got nothing via using it with this Linksys router.

What I have discovered is that I can turn off DCHP within the router itself, and create a "static IP" situation there - my own network, I suppose - but it still does not seem to work.  The little green light at the bottom of this download program is telling me there are no incoming connections and that something may be wrong with my network (well DUH).  I was able to to all that, as I said, with the D-Link router, but for some reason I can't make this one work.

[headkaze]

I'm guessing your trying to port forward for uTorrent? There is plenty of tutorials on the web on how to do that. I just have mine set to use UPnP and it seems to work fine for me.

[RTSDaddy2]

In all seriousness, thank you (you are correct - did i go around that bush enough for you? ).

I'll give that a try - the tutorial I found seemed to have left something out. Thanks man, as always. 

BTW, as it was that you suggested this to me about a year and a half ago - my father-in-law and I are still loving Audacity.  I actually used the Audacity program to create the music track for my father's memory video at his funeral.  Dad loved Southern Gospel music, and through Audacity I was able to lay down about 4-5 "snippets" of songs...and because I knew what I wanted going in, it sounded MARVELOUS when I finished it.  Took me MAYBE a half hour. Wonderful program!

[headkaze]

Glad to hear you getting good use out of Audacity!

BTW I just did a port forward and turned off uPnP and it looks like I'm getting better speeds. So doing a manual port forward seems like a better option afterall.

[ideft]

for my linksys router and utorrent I also had to assign utorrent a higher port to forward.  Mine is a above 45000 and works great now.

[Sosetsuken]

You can always ensure the PC you want this to work with has a good software firewall, and add a DMZ for that PC that bypasses the routers firewall.

[RTSDaddy2]

Thanks for your input guys, I'll give that a try too....but....

In sort of a "close" to this thread, we had to have Comcast come out yesterday and look at the equipment. After 15 - 25 minutes, he finally left, leaving us with a new modem.  It had gotten to the point that it appeared the modem was on, but you could call up IE, Mozilla, take your pick, and the homepage wouldn't even load up.  It appears the modem has been my issue all along, because once I started up utorrent with the new modem, I had  very high speeds once again (or as high as I've ever gotten)!

Thanks again!