My computer currently has a dynamic ip... how do i make it a static ip?

Question

I am trying to share files between my laptop and pc with a wireless router... Someone told me i needed to have a static ip to do it because nothing else i have tried seems to work. Please help!!!

Answer 1

First, record your current connection settings from the command prompt:

start > run > cmd > ipconfig /all

Copy and paste the information you see into notepad.

Now, set your information statically:

1. start > run > ncpa.cpl

2. Right click on your wireless connection and choose Properties. Click on Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Click on Properties.

3. Click the radio button for Use the Following IP Address:

4. Enter in the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway that you copy pasted from the command prompt.

5. Do the same for DNS servers. Enter in whatever DNS servers you got from the ipconfig command, if you had 3 listed, just put in 2 of them, if you had 1 listed, then just put in that one.

Also, since you are wanting to share files, and while you are there, make sure NetBIOS over TCP/IP is enabled:

1. Click on the Advanced button
2. Click on the WINS Tab
3. Click on the radio button for Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.

Click OK. You now have a static IP address on your local network.

Answer 2

Under Windows sharing you don't need a static IP, because Windows network is based on "name discovery"... it goes out to the network and asks all the computers "hey what's your name". Windows names aren't based on IP.

If you want to use FTP though, you need to know the IP address of the computer you are connecting to, and on a home network that can change over time. You can figure it out by opening a Windows Command Prompt and typing "winipcfg" and looking for the 192.168.... number. But that could become a hassle.

But since you are on a wireless router. All you would need to do to get a static IP is to go into your network control panel, TCP/IP, and change the setting from "Determine my address automatically" and instead give it a number -- on most home networks this number should be like 192.168.1.something. You will have to make sure on your own that no two devices on your wireless network have the same address. Pick a high number for "something" (like above 200) so that it won't conflict with any devices that still get their address automatically.

Answer 3

whoever told you that is a moron. all you need to do is allopw file and prointer sharing on both computers and make sure you're using the same workgroup. then just share a solfer by opening ints properties and going to the sharing & security tab.

you only need a static ip if you are a web server or are providing some other kind of perminant service over lan/wan

Answer 4

You don't have to set static ips to share files/printers over a wireless router.

Set your workgroup to something common.
Turn off simple file sharing.
Set folders to allow sharing.
Take a look at the group permissions if you run into access denied errors. Also, take a look at your firewall settings.

Answer 5

call computer geeks and ask for help. never heard of anything needing a static ip, look up the meaning, go to microsoft and look up wireless networking, it might help