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Static IP problems within Win 7 Home Premium
Hi Guys,
Firstly, great forums, loads of useful stuff on here, but I am still learning about networking, so please bear with me and don't flame me; thats the reason why I didn't get any help on the other forumns.
If I can, I shall explain my issue:
1. I want to create a static IP on my desktop
2. I have assigned the correct IP (within IP range of router)
3. Subnet mask and default gateway are 100%
4. Have tried using both the routers IP and the correct DNS addresses from my ISP with no luck
After I have validated the settings, cmd shows the IP I have assigned, but I get the little yellow warning triangle on the network icon in taskbar, and no network access as it says 'unidentified network'.
Having asked Windows to automatically fix, it is saying that the DHCP was disabled - would this be on my WNR2000 Netgear router or on my IP settings?
I think it is something fundamentally silly I'm doing, but I cannot pinpoint it. I even followed the static IP guide on www.portforward.com to the letter, but still no joy.
Could this be a router setting that I am missing?
Hope you guys can help, I'm actually loving 7 at the mo, in fact I'm 100% glad I purchased a copy, unlike others I know ....
Hope you can help, cos I'd really like to learn more about networking etc. on 7, but I have reached a little plateau with this issue at the moment.
Thanks in advance guys.
If required, I can post up the content of an ipconfig /all window if it would help?
Rob.