Richard Kimber said: > How do I go about telling my router on my home network that I want to use > a fixed IP address on my Debian box? It needs to be fixed so that the > other PC on the system can retrieve mail from it. At the moment the > router seems to allocate 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.3 to both machines at > varying times, according to whether one is switched off/on.
if you only get those 2 ips, ignore the router. configure the 2 machines to use static ip addresses. the dhcp server will still run but the computers will ignore it. otherwise, you need to look at the documentation for your router or contact your service provider for assistance. many DHCP server have the ability to assign IPs based upon MAC addresses. but the configuration depends on what server software is used on the router. some implimentations do not provide any capability for this. best bet though is to just go static, forget about dhcp. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
