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IP Problem (I think!)

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by mmbarreca Jul 18, 2003 last reply Aug 5, 2003

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We have a client that is using a cable modem for his network and is using a Netgear router. We did not want the entire network to be DHCP since problems have popped up before with this setup on the proprietary software. To get the cable modem to work through the router, we had to adjust all of the IPs by 10, i.e. 192.168.1.101 became 192.168.1.111, and it worked (I could not determine why it didn't work with the 101). Now, the client wants the server on the cable modem as well. I'm leary ofchanging the IP of the server and since the address is within range, I'm a little confused as to why it wouldn't work.

Any ideas?

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by curlergirl Jul 18, 2003

Well - it depends on what your server IP is whether you have to change it or not. Since the router's DHCP scope starts at 192.168.1.101, just make sure your subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, and any address between 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100 would work for your server. The server, BTW, should have a static IP, not one assigned by the router. The gateway address for your server, of course, would have to be the router's address as well, in order to be able to surf the net directly from the server, if this is what you are trying to accomplish.

Hope this helps!

by mmbarreca Jul 22, 2003

I apologize for not seeing this post. I am trying to surf directly from the server (mainly for the Norton Enterprise Antivirus for obtaining updated definitions). I verified the router's IP and the subnet mask, then verified that the server's subnet was the same and that the default gateway is the router's IP. I still cannot access the Internet from the server. I also changed the static IP of the server within the range to see if this would work and it didn't.

by riverfreight Jul 19, 2003

You Can't actually change your IP's (Identifying Protocalls and get them to work for long with out a system migration back to the original IP's; this is because they are a part of the BIO's Chip.
RIVER FREIGHT

by merchantbanker Jul 19, 2003

IP's part of the BIOS ??? In what ? Utter nonsense. And it's Protocol, not Protocall.

I read Rivers profile and tried to make some sense of it, but couldn't. And is that really his SS number posted there ?! And his employer !

Must be he's never heard of ID theft ...

Man ! ....

by riverfreight Jul 21, 2003

IP's are actually Identification 'Protocals', and I do apologize that you are not that able to read but I won't lower the comprehension levels on the things I right and am glad that you checked the Bio in the peer directory, take the info there to your personel department and have them run it.

RIVER FREIGHT

by batnet Jul 20, 2003

What operating System are you running?
Are all the machines running on the same OS?
Are there PCs and MACs or just PCs/MACs?

However...
Inserting the IP Address may not be enough on some OSs...
The problem you're having can be solved by manually accessing the properties menu of the network connection/you must disable the OS to find it by it self and then you have to enter your network connection details manually(IP Address/Server Name...).
That should work...

by mmbarreca Jul 22, 2003

This network is pure Windows 2000 Pro machines with Windows 2000 Server. All of the machines have static IP addresses including the server. The server is a standard 192.168.1.100 with all of the workstations in range. When the cable modem/router was put into place and plugged into the HUB, we were able to see the router but had problems with the PCs being able to detect the cable. For some reason, adjusting each PCs' static IP by 10 (.150 becomes .160) allowed all of the PCs to access the cable. The server still cannot access the Internet. I don't know why it took the adjusting of the IPs to get the PCs to see the Internet but I would rather not change the server IP unless it is necessary.