[ebolla]

i've been having a problem with my powermac that i cant set the ip address manually and still connect to the internet
when in system preferences i use "DHCP with manual adress" or Manually" for the ethernet conection(the only connection type i use) the machine will not connect to the internet
when i use "using DHCP" the settings are automatically set by the router and i can connect but my ip address is set by the router each time i reboot
i like to be able to connect to my computer from the internet for ssh and websharing so i need a static ip adress for the router to forward to

i dont have a firewall on my powermac because i use the router for that
the router settings have not changed
i think the problem began when i did a fresh install of 10.3 (i think)
i've rebooted both the router and the powermac and the cable modem with no luck

thanks for the help

[John Strung]

If you use a static ip, set your computer to Manual, not Manual with DHCP.

Choose an IP address on the same subnet as your router but outside the range used by the router's DHCP server.

You also have to enter the IP addresses of your primary and secondary Domain Name Servers (DNS) on separate lines in the Domain Name Server box in your TCP/IP prefs panel. (You can probably get that information from the status page of your router's setup utility.

[ReefHobbyist]

Another option to try would be to just put the IP of the router in the DNS field of your TCP/IP prefs panel. The router IP typically ends with a .1 using the same IP range you set for the static IP number.

For example, using an out-of-the-box Airport base station the router IP would be 10.0.1.1

I have to do this with Comcast becuase the DNS server information on the router is set by Comcast's DHCP server and may change.

Scott