02-21-15 09:39 Ben Ritchey wrote to Ed Vance about Re: IP Address Changes-Wh   
      
    BR> @MSGID: <54E9104B.13747.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    BR> * An ongoing debate between Ed Vance and All rages on ...   
      
    EV> Usually this XP MCE SP3 pc gets an IP Address of 192.168.1.100 and   
    EV> the Wallwatcher and Getlog programs work just fine.   
    EV> The other day the IP Address changed to 192.168.1.101 and Wallwatcher   
    EV> and Getlog hasn't wanted to work since.   
      
    BR> When I need a static IP address for a local node I use the   
    BR> Router config to set up DHCP Reservation for that node. Select   
    BR> it when it's set CORRECTLY and Reserve it that way. Works for   
    BR> me (matches IP to MAC address)   
      
   Howdy! Ben,   
      
   You've probably read my reply to Wilfred that before I do anything   
   like changing the settings in XP to 'static' or anything else, that I   
   would talk it over with a DSL Technician at AT&T.   
      
   I'm a little puzzled about Your last line:   
   "(matches IP to MAC address)" .   
      
   I know the computers I have each have a MAC address, but iirc the MAC   
   address doesn't look anything like a IP Address.   
      
   I just looked at ipconfig /all on this pc and iirc the Physical Address   
   shown is the MAC address, right????????   
      
   One thought I didn't write in my reply to Wilfred was about changing   
   the DHCP setting to another setting that goes through some company that   
   filters out all the bad stuff before passing it on to my computer.   
      
   I can't remember the name right now, but remember reading about that in   
   a Kim Komando newsletter some time ago.   
      
   I don't know what "Guardien Fide" means, is it "Be Careful"?   
   I try to do that and look before I leap.   
      
   ... Keep warm this winter, buy a pentium!   
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