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#1 2003-01-12 11:53 pm
Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
For some reason I can't get a static IP to work with OSX. I'm trying to get it to stay on 192.168.1.100 so I can use port forwording however the only way i've gotten this to work is if I make all the other pcs static at .101 and .102 however this is raising problems and I'd like to set osx to be static but when I do I can't get to the net anymore.
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#2 2003-01-13 9:20 am
- Say_What
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Re: Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
I haven't tested this, but there is an option in OS-X.2.3 to use DHCP with a static ip. You may want to try it that way. If you use the full manual way make sure you are putting in a number for the router (same as default gateway on your pc's). If you don't have that correct then you won't get out to the net(wan).
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#3 2003-01-13 5:36 pm
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Re: Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
I am not sure about statically doing DHCP, I don't think I have heard of this. But what do I know, I only casually come across this info 
You could easily try manually assigning IP addresses too, no changing IP's there. It takes a bit more work, but you will have your desired results.
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#4 2003-01-14 11:00 am
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Re: Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
I am not sure about statically doing DHCP, I don't think I have heard of this. But what do I know, I only casually come across this info
You could easily try manually assigning IP addresses too, no changing IP's there. It takes a bit more work, but you will have your desired results.
I hadn't either, but it's in the drop down menu in OS-X Network system preference. From what I can tell it allows you to put in a static ip address and it assigns the default gateway and masks. 
For me, I would just do it manually as well.
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#5 2003-01-15 8:01 pm
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Re: Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
Is it possible that .100 is in use?
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#6 2003-01-15 9:36 pm
Re: Static doesn't work for my mac only PCs
Neither Manual nor static IP with DHCP work. I would think the numbers are wrong but they are what it detects if its in DHCP for some reason when I turn it to manual and type it in i can't connect to anything including the router (So its not a gateway issue)
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