02-23-15 05:45 Ben Ritchey wrote to Ed Vance about Re: IP Address Changes-Wh   
      
    BR> @MSGID: <54EBB34A.13752.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    BR> * An ongoing debate between Ed Vance and Ben Ritchey rages on   
    BR> ...   
      
   Howdy! Ben,   
      
    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)   
      
    EV> would talk it over with a DSL Technician at AT&T.   
      
    BR> I would think he would recommend the same thing I did {chuckle}   
    BR> or at least confirm it's an easy and reliable way to handle it.   
    BR> :)   
      
   I'm thinking of talking it over with them, thanks.   
      
    EV> I'm a little puzzled about Your last line:   
    EV> "(matches IP to MAC address)" .   
    EV> I know the computers I have each have a MAC address, but iirc the MAC   
    EV> address doesn't look anything like a IP Address.   
      
    BR> It simply means when DHCP assigns that MAC an IP it's matched   
    BR> to whatever you reserve for it, or "Static" per se. i.e. MAC   
    BR> A:B:C:D set to 192.168.1.nnn   
      
   My MAC has 6 groups and one of them is over 255, I don't think the XP   
   box would like one of the numbers in the IP Address being 256 or over?   
   -snip-   
    EV> I can't remember the name right now, but remember reading about that   
    EV> in a Kim Komando newsletter some time ago.   
      
    BR> Sounds like a Proxy server or something {shrug}   
      
   I looked it up, it is called OPENDNS.   
   I'd still think BELL TEL wouldn't like my changing the DNS settings.???   
      
   I do apprciate all the help everyone is giving me.   
      
   Last night before I switched from the Limited Users Account to a Admin   
   Account, I unplugged the CAT-5 wire from the back of the XP box, and   
   while in the Admin Account I plugged it back in and saw a strange mix   
   of numbers in the IP Address.   
      
   After playing with it a while, I right-clicked the LAN icon on the   
   Network Connection page in CP and Disabled the LAN, and then Enabled   
   the LAN a short time later, and lo and behold it gave me a x.x.x.100 IP   
   Address in the Status window. It sure made me happy seeing that dot 100   
   and now Wallwatcher and Getlog are working as they should.   
      
   The next time I see the IP Address change to something other than .100   
   I will try doing that again in a Admin Account to see if I found the   
   way to keep ME happy!   
      
    EV> I don't know what "Guardien Fide" means, is it "Be Careful"?   
      
    BR> It loosely translates to "Keeper of the Faith"   
   Thanks Ben.   
      
   And Thanks to ALL of You who wrote to me about this subject!!!!!   
      
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