linksys question

[devilmaycry4187]

how do i get my linksys router to use Static IP's instead of dynamic IP's?

[ecross]

I'm not sure what you need. If you need to go into the router settings then you can by going into the router settings using the routers default ip address. Most Linksys routers use 192.168.1.1. Open your web browser and type 192.168.1.1 in its Address field. Press the ENTER key and that should open the web-based utility and you should be able configure the Linksys router. You'll leave the User Name field empty and enter admin (lowercase) in the password field when the Enter Network Password window appears. Then you can proceed and set the connection you are using provided by your ISP.

Also see To configure TCP/IP for static addressing.

[TeeDub]

The router will not assign static IPs. Those are assigned to the client.

(Each computer must be set with a static IP.)

[Daneph2]

this is controlled by each pc, change the tcp/ip properties to


IP 192.168.1.xxx I use 110 thru 120
SUB 255.255.255
GAT 192.168.1.1

you do not need to enter the isp's dsn info, just leave it automatic.

This assumes you use the linksys defaults for your gateway and router IP.

[jmwills]

I think the original quesiton was ( I hope) how to make the router use Static IP's and it does it automatically. The router doesn't know static from dynamic, so to speak. If 192.168.1.105 is already out on the LAN, that's one less address the router can issue.
I personnaly run a LAN of mixed static and dynamic addresses off a BEFSR41 router.

Now if your question was how to make a router run with it's own fixed address, you need to do two things. On the advanced tab, uncheck the gateway tab and then turn off DHCP. In effect, the router is now a wired (or wireless) access point. You must also manually fill in all the address information on the main setup page but this only works if your have a static IP Address from your ISP.

[shadow1]

Or, if what you're asking is how to have devices on your internal LAN use static instead of random ones given out by DHCP from the router, manually assigning ip's in the device's configuration between 192.168.1.99 and .2 will be static.
.100 and up are reserved for DHCP. Keep the gateway the same at 192.168.1.1