Static IP

[Scott Mertens]

On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 10:00 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Scott Mertens wrote:
> > New Linux User:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant)
> > 
> > I am in the process of setting up Printer sharing on this Linux box for
> > WIN XP users. I think some of my problems might be resolved if I can set
> > up a static IP for this box.  Currently it gets one from a Linksys
> > router connected to ISP.
> > 
> > How can I tell Linux to use a static IP, but use DNS and other info
> > provided by ISP/Linksys router?
> 
> First off, get into the router and write down the DNS info it uses.
> Also check the router's "DHCP Pool" (those are the addresses that the
> DHCP server will give out) and the router's IP address and netmask.
> 
> Run "redhat-config-network" (or "RedHatIcon->System Settings->Network"
> from the Gnome GUI) and configure the NIC for a fixed IP address.  You
> will want to select a fixed IP that is NOT in the DHCP pool for the
> router.  Your netmask will probably be 255.255.255.0, but use the one
> you saw that the router was using.  Your default gateway will be the
> router (usually 192.168.0.1) and you'll put in the DNS servers you
> grabbed from the router.  That should be it.

Thanks, I'll give that a try.

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