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dafuzz · 03-12-2009, 09:32 PM

I've got my PC and Xbox hooked up to the wireless router virginmedia gave me. The IP addresses for each keep changing, 192.168.1.x where x is 2, 3 or 4. I guess this is because I switch the router off at the mains every night and it resets (?).

How can I stop this happening? I don't know where to begin. Is it a router setting? Can I bind a local IP to a MAC or summat? It's a pain to set up explorer to ftp to/from a particular machine just to have the IP change the next day.

Thanks peeps

suityou316 · 03-12-2009, 09:40 PM

Instead of having the PC and Xbox set to get an IP address automatically, set them each a permanent address, one as 192.168.1.2, the other as 192.168.1.3, set the default gateway as 192.168.2.1 and it's been a while since I did this so I can't remember the subnet mask off the top of my head but someone else should be able to tell you

EDIT: Oh yeah - 255.255.255.0

dafuzz · 03-12-2009, 10:18 PM

Aha! So that's what static IP means!

Cheers suit

dafuzz · 03-13-2009, 10:49 AM

Argh! If the xbox isn't set to Automatic(DHCP) it can't/won't access the net.

I hate network stuff

jalapeno · 03-13-2009, 10:55 AM

You might need to setup IP Address, Subnet, AND default Gateway, as well as typing in the static DNS addresses <- these are what translates http://wwwblahblahblah into IP addresses.

on a PC command window type in IPCONFIG /ALL and it will list the right values. (If on UNIX/Macos type in IFCONFIG)

dafuzz · 03-13-2009, 11:14 AM

Cheers jal - I'm gonna get on it this afternoon.

The xbox is a bit finicky about its settings iirc but I've been meaning to sort it all out for some time. There's a way to access my iTunes library I've never gotten my head around.

I'm really bad at this stuff

thomasross20 · 03-13-2009, 11:32 AM

MAC, PHY, IP stack - this brings back painful memories

lol

jalapeno · 03-13-2009, 11:36 AM

Anyone thinks this is tricky should try configuring SNA, X.25 or X.400 stacks !

thomasross20 · 03-13-2009, 11:51 AM

X.25 - I've only heard of that - not my idea of fun lol!!

dafuzz · 03-13-2009, 11:52 AM

I just skimmed the wikipedia page for Samba and part of my brain melted

03-12-2009, 09:32 PM	#1
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,079	Home networking quick question I've got my PC and Xbox hooked up to the wireless router virginmedia gave me. The IP addresses for each keep changing, 192.168.1.x where x is 2, 3 or 4. I guess this is because I switch the router off at the mains every night and it resets (?). How can I stop this happening? I don't know where to begin. Is it a router setting? Can I bind a local IP to a MAC or summat? It's a pain to set up explorer to ftp to/from a particular machine just to have the IP change the next day. Thanks peeps __________________ All practise and no theory

03-12-2009, 10:18 PM	#3
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,079	Aha! So that's what static IP means! Cheers suit __________________ All practise and no theory

03-13-2009, 10:49 AM	#4
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,079	Argh! If the xbox isn't set to Automatic(DHCP) it can't/won't access the net. I hate network stuff __________________ All practise and no theory

03-13-2009, 11:14 AM	#6
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,079	Cheers jal - I'm gonna get on it this afternoon. The xbox is a bit finicky about its settings iirc but I've been meaning to sort it all out for some time. There's a way to access my iTunes library I've never gotten my head around. I'm really bad at this stuff __________________ All practise and no theory

03-13-2009, 11:52 AM	#10
dafuzz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SE London Posts: 3,079	I just skimmed the wikipedia page for Samba and part of my brain melted __________________ All practise and no theory

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03-12-2009, 09:40 PM	#2
suityou316 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,633	Instead of having the PC and Xbox set to get an IP address automatically, set them each a permanent address, one as 192.168.1.2, the other as 192.168.1.3, set the default gateway as 192.168.2.1 and it's been a while since I did this so I can't remember the subnet mask off the top of my head but someone else should be able to tell you EDIT: Oh yeah - 255.255.255.0

03-13-2009, 11:32 AM	#7
thomasross20 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,388	MAC, PHY, IP stack - this brings back painful memories lol

03-13-2009, 11:51 AM	#9
thomasross20 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,388	X.25 - I've only heard of that - not my idea of fun lol!!

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