If you just set the IP on that 1 computer, the router won't change it and 
can still change and assign the other computer's on the network their own. 
you don't need to touch the router if you don't want to.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: router howto


> What you need to do is to set it so as you allocate  the IP address for 
> each
> machine do not allow the router to assign the address or it will change.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
> Sent: 26 March 2007 22:37
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: router howto
>
> I set my router to start assigning numbers at 101 and set my static
> addresses below that, so in my case the i r l p Linux box is
> 192.168.1.50.  I can then port forward to this specific address.
> 73s
> Butch Bussen
> wa0vjr
>
> On Mon, 26
> Mar 2007, John Miller wrote:
>
>> Just set the IP address in the Linux machine if you can to a fixed IP
>> address, the router won't change it then. Just make sure it's a high
> number
>> though like the last 3 numbers are 125 or something, if you pick a low
>> number that the router would assign now, like 100 through 104 or so,
>> depending on how many computers you have, it can cause an issue but as
> long
>> as you use a nigh number, I usually go for numbers in the 120s when I 
>> need
>> to set the IP address, you should be all set.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 3:24 PM
>> Subject: ot: router howto
>>
>>
>>> hello all and sorry in advance for this offtopic question
>>> I have a linksys router and basically my setup is a windows machine and 
>>> =
>>> a linux machine, the linux box has my webpages and i'm finding that the 
>>> =
>>> router reassigns the linux machine's address every day or 2 which is =
>>> anoying to say the least.  its easy to fix but is there a way to get =
>>> this not to do that randomly, only when i explicitly change it or redo =
>>> the dhcpcd command from linux?
>>> i am not quite looking forward to buying a second cable modem and ip =
>>> either.  i have an option called dmz host, but im not sure if this will 
>>> =
>>> do what i want
>>> any ideas?
>>> thanks
>>> matt
>>