Re: Internet set up

From: mercutio (mercutio_at_evidrude.com)
Date: 05/08/05 

Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 07:49:59 -0500

On Sun, 08 May 2005 00:13:25 +0000, Randy wrote:

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>> Are you using DHCP from the router to provide IP addresses to your
>> computers? Or are you trying to configure static IPs?
> I set it up as static IP ( the same ones that my router was giving me
> anyway.) How would I set up DHCP from the router?

You need to enter the configuration program of your router (often an http
access format, but you haven't said what brand/model of router you have)
and turn on DHCP. This is generally on by default (but you don't have to
turn it off to use a static IP on the PC, just be sure you use a static
address that is not likely to be assigned in duplicate to another machine.
That shouldn't be hard on a small network with a set number of machines.)

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>
> No, it didn't I went through some hoops but I got the card working. I
> do need to set it to start at boot right now I have to manualy activate
> it. I updated my fireware on the router and now it works asside from
> the DNS. I will have to look into how to fix that.

In FC3, you can always enter the DNS addresses manually. You get these
numbers from your ISP. Or, frankly, you can use anybody else's DNS
numbers. (The only disadvantage the route/access time to way outside DNS'
is reduced speed of lookup.) The GUI network settings box on FC3 allows
you to enter up to 3 DNS addresses, though you don't have to enter all 3.

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