Static IP problems within Win 7 Home Premium

[duke2k7]

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.

 

[acurasd]

Alright...

May I ask you what is your routers IP Address please 192.168.?.1

how many computers are you trying to hook up with static IPs.

are you planning on doing any sharing as well

and do all of your computers have windows 7 or are you running vista and/or xp home/professional

 

[zigzag3143]

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.

Hi Rob and welcome

An ipconfig /all output screenshot would be helpful..

Also try ipconfig /flushdns followed by ipconfig /renew

Ken

 

[aem]

This could fundamentally be a router not able to determine the Mac address of the adapter of the desktop which is trying to obtain IP automatically. Usually if the modem and router are set to auto-config DHCP, anything attached to the router be it via wireless or wired, should be able to obtain IPs and access the internet IF the router's MAC clone option is enabled. Manually setting IP and putting in DNS have proven to also not work on this basis.

Ipconfig renew and flushdns will not work IF the machines are behind the router, and the router doesn't know the MAC addresses of the adapters.

 

[TGSoldier]

Have you tried updating your Routers firmware?

 

[duke2k7]

Alright...

May I ask you what is your routers IP Address please 192.168.?.1

how many computers are you trying to hook up with static IPs.

are you planning on doing any sharing as well

and do all of your computers have windows 7 or are you running vista and/or xp home/professional

Hiya!

Thanks for the quick reply!

My router is indeed a secured 192.168.1.1, with only my desktop as a static IP, the wireless laptop is auto, and I believe the PS3 is too.

The laptop is XP Pro SP3, and my PC that I want as static is 7 Home Premium.

I was wondering if it was indeed the Netgear WNR2000 causing the problem cos 7 keeps telling me that DHCP is disabled when I apply the static IP

Ta.

 

[duke2k7]

This could fundamentally be a router not able to determine the Mac address of the adapter of the desktop which is trying to obtain IP automatically. Usually if the modem and router are set to auto-config DHCP, anything attached to the router be it via wireless or wired, should be able to obtain IPs and access the internet IF the router's MAC clone option is enabled. Manually setting IP and putting in DNS have proven to also not work on this basis.

Ipconfig renew and flushdns will not work IF the machines are behind the router, and the router doesn't know the MAC addresses of the adapters.

Cheers!

Do I have to use the PC's mac address on the router settings then?

 

[duke2k7]

Have you tried updating your Routers firmware?

For some reason, the netgear router will not connect corectly, so I will have to try a manual download / update later on, but there is a newer firmware available...

mine is 1.2.0.8 i believe with the new one 1.3.x.x

i think..

I must say everyone is being really helpful!!!!

 

[TGSoldier]

DHCP is disabled on your router??

Or are you talking about the network properties?

I am assuming you're trying the following

192.168.1.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Not sure what your DNS is so I used Open DNS

 

[aem]

This could fundamentally be a router not able to determine the Mac address of the adapter of the desktop which is trying to obtain IP automatically. Usually if the modem and router are set to auto-config DHCP, anything attached to the router be it via wireless or wired, should be able to obtain IPs and access the internet IF the router's MAC clone option is enabled. Manually setting IP and putting in DNS have proven to also not work on this basis.

Ipconfig renew and flushdns will not work IF the machines are behind the router, and the router doesn't know the MAC addresses of the adapters.

Cheers!

Do I have to use the PC's mac address on the router settings then?

Each device has it's own MAC address. In this case it's your network adapter's MAC address not your PCs'.

You can find your adapter MAC by doing ipconfg /all in the command promt.

 

[duke2k7]

DHCP is disabled on your router??

Or are you talking about the network properties?

I am assuming you're trying the following

192.168.1.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Not sure what your DNS is so I used Open DNS

Sorry, i meant to ask if dhcp needed to be disabled ont he router. It is, as far as I'm aware already 'on' within the routers config, but 7 keeps saying dhcp was not enabled. I think the best thing to do is for me to do an inconfig /all then that would give you guys a clearer picture of my problem?

 

[aem]

From what i can tell, W7 would say DHCP is disabled, because it cannot get to it. Your router is not a DHCP, it is just a device that allows you to connect through to your ISP's DHCP via the modem. If your modem is setup correctly, it'll have permissions given by your ISP to pass through the IPs required for your network to connect to the internet. Your router is like a lift in the building with doors that allows u to get in and out.

If you have access to your router's control panel see if you can locate somethine called a MAC clone option.

Like in this thread.

http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/54086-unindentified-network-router-port.html

 

[aem]

You can manually put in static IP, subnet and default gateway. Leave the DNS fields blank. Once you have allowed/enable "clone" MAC address, in your router the DNS will be provided automatically. You can surf the net once that's done, and have that static Ip for your machine so others can on the network can connect to it.

 

[duke2k7]

DHCP is disabled on your router??

Or are you talking about the network properties?

I am assuming you're trying the following

192.168.1.2
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.1

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Not sure what your DNS is so I used Open DNS

Hiya!

It would seem that when I'm using OpenDNS as you g=suggested, everything is fine on a static IP, and I havent touched the mac address optionon the router, but for clarification, here is my inconfig output:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Robert>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Robert-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1A-4D-4E-0E-0B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:73bc:34da:3158:3f57:fefa(Pref
erred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::34da:3158:3f57:fefa%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{B2070CD5-DBEB-43DC-BE43-38A908496352}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

does everything seem ok?

 

[duke2k7]

as you can see from my posting, this appears to be working, and i am successfully forward ports for two apps that i need.

if there is anything i can change for the better, please tell me.

Just so you all know, i really appreciate the help!

 

[aem]

It appears to be working?? Are you able to surf the net based on that config?

 

[duke2k7]

It appears to be working?? Are you able to surf the net based on that config?

hi again!

Yeah, everything seems ok, my specific ports are open, i have a static IP and as you can see from my posting here, all seems to be well.

What i will do is carry on surfing through my bookmarks, making sure everything is ok, then update here in a few days.

I really cannot say how thankful i am to you guys for helping a n00b like me; but with the experience i have had here, i can build on my knowledge of networking.

THanks again!!!

 

[aem]

Have faith, and hopefully everything will be fine

 

[logicearth]

Sounds like the problem was missing DNS servers. Normally the DHCP server would provide that information and in most cases the Router gets the DNS servers from the ISPs. However, OpenDNS is better then any ISP...