IP Address confusion

[John Summerfield]

Brad Karain wrote:
> I am rebuilding a database server that crashed.  I'm trying to tell the
> machine what it's IP (static) address is.  xxx.xxx.xxx.156  Sadly I cannot
> get internet access with this.  If I try xxx.xxx.xxx.56 I get internet
> access.  But 156 is a valid IP according to the DNS, so it has to work.  Is
> there somewhere other than the network manager that I'm supposed to tell the
> machine what it's IP is?
> 
1. I think essential information's lost in your obfuscation.
2. DNS has nothing to do with routing.



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