Re: Linksys BEFSR 41 - static ip?

I have to install Oracle at home and so far it is no go
as I have a dynamic IP.
Can anyone tell me if the Linksys BEFSR 41 would allow me to fake a
static IP?

Is this for your internal LAN only, or for outside use?
If it's internal only, then yes, you can use static IP.

1) check the router's settings and status using
http://192.168.1.1
In particular, look at the DHCP SERVER settings.
It ought to be ENABLED, offering addresses from
192.18.1.100 to .200 (or something like that).
The status page ought to show the DNS servers
from your broadband provider (cable modem, DSL, whatever).

2) On the machine running the Oracle server,
configure the network for a "STATIC IP".
Under Windows, it's
My Computer -> "Control Panel" -> "Network Connections"
right-click the "Local Area Connection" to get the pop-up menu,
select "properties".
Select "TCP/IP" from the scroll area
and click the "PROPERTIES" button.
Change it from "Obtain an IP address automatically"
to "use the following IP address"
address: 192.168.1.10 <<< last digit can be from 2-99
if the DHCP starts at .100
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.1.1 <<< the router's address

My WinXP machine shows that it may still obtain the
DNS server address automatically,
independent of the address.
If you're running another version of Windows,
you may have to manually enter the DNS Server addresses
you obtained from the router's query to the WAN.
(DNS is the service that maps names to IP addresses).

All other machines on the LAN may continue to use
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
for automatic LAN address assignments,
but the server and router will always be at the same addresses.

I'm surprised that your BEFSR41 is still running reliably.
Mine kept rebooting so I replaced it with a non-Linksys router.

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