In the Router settings there should be a place for you to make specific mac addresses static, ie.. the router will not hand those addresses to any other device unless it has the correct mac address or network card. That is the only way to prevent the router from handing out that address, even if the computer in question is turned off, the address is reserved for that computer and that computer only. Same holds true if the router is powered down, it will not give any other computer or device the addresses you specify. Just go to the linksys web site for instructions unless you have the disk or instructions with you. The other option is to log in to the router and feel around or google the router model for an address for the instructions......
Mike
---- Joseph Prestia <
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I have a linksys wrt54g wireless router and a small home network which lost power the other day and when I restarted my computers they pulled the wrong IP's and so the one I'm using for a web server and mail server was not getting the proper ports forwarded. I know I can disable the dhcp server in the router but how do I set which computer gets which IP I just need one to have a set IP address the others don't matter.
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