'''Tutorial Description:'''

''This tutorial teaches you to set your local ip address of your computer on your network.'' ''(Behind your modem/router) If your modem/router settings allow. Be warned.'' ''If your modem/router has a strict system of setting your local IP, following the instruction'' ''below will result in limited connectivity. If this is occurs, you must go back to your ip'' ''settings as taught in this article and set your ip and dns to be set automatically.'' ''-Hacker_Alex (Edit)''

This tutorial shows you a simple way of forcing your local IP address to that of your choice. This is only useful for people who are running a server within a wireless network, in which the dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) automatically assigns your computer an IP address with the last setof numbers (by default) between 100-254.

(Although I don't recommend running a server on a desktop, let alone one running wireless, some people, like myself, don't have another option.)

This wireless setup causes frequent IP changes, which can tend to be a pain in the ass when running a server (The more people running wireless in your house, the more you'll notice this problem). Your IP address changes due to connection/disconnection, and this renders your port forwarding setting invalid at times. This will try and help you solve this problem by eliminating the problem at hand. This fix is done by setting the IP address manually, to a number outside of the auto default 100-254 (avoiding problems with auto assigning situations later).

'''This tutorial''', '''''does not''''', '''cover external, or public IP addresses (aka servers default host ip, shown on sln) settings, and is used only for the described situation above.'''

'''Pre-checking router options:'''

Before we begin, you should look around on your router settings first, for a page dedicated to DHCP, or an area that deals with it. If you do find this, and are able to set IP addresses to certain computers (usually by computer name) via router settings, then typically this is the better choicethan this tutorial, and you should look further into how to do this else where in the web. *router name + google + something about DHCP settings thrown in the search = hopefully relevant results for you*

If you do not have these options in your settings, and your situation is as described earlier, this tutorial is for you.

'''Getting info for later:'''

To pre-begin, navigate to start/run, then type "cmd" (things written quotes, are typed w/o the quotes), then inside the cmd prompt, type "ipconfig". Go ahead and minimized for an easy reference point you might need later.

'''Directions:'''

To begin, navigate to start/control panel/network connections, then right click your current wireless connection, and click properties. under the label captioned "This connection uses the following items:" is a list of different settings. scroll down to the bottom and double click "Internet Protocal(TCP/IP)". Now, we'll input some things to get us moving.

'''{'''

Click the option box labeled "Use the following IP address". The boxes below should now be enabled. Type the following...

• '''IP address:'''
• First 3 sets of numbers should be same as your default gateway. The fourth set is your choice
• I recommended using a number between 11-80 to avoid any problems. Better safe than sorry, right?
• For example, something like 192.168.1.50

• '''Subnet mask:'''
• When clicked, automatically fills in to 255.255.255.0
• this is correct, no need to edit this

• '''Default gateway:'''
• Listed on cmd from the ipconfig command typed earlier
• typically this is 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1 depending on your router

• '''Preferred DNS server:'''
• Change this to your default gateway address as well

• '''Alternate DNS server:'''
• not needed, leave this blank

Click OK to save/exit TCP/IP properties, then click OK on wireless connection properties, and it should instantly be changed on winxp systems or similar..

• (check by retyping "ipconfig" in cmd)

'''Checking Settings:'''

Make sure you did this correctly by testing your internet to make sure it works still, if you can't connect, recheck your settings in between the tutorial section outlined with { }. Once internet is working, and IP address listed on cmd is what you set it as in the steps above, you're pretty much done.

'''Conclusion:'''

Now that you're done with this, the last step you should have left, is changing your old IP address, on your routers port forwarding settings, to your new IP.

You should no longer have problems with this.

'''Random unnecessary ending:'''

• Hope this helps
• and hopefully i'm using this wiki section correctly lol

Note about wiki format with bullet list

this is going off topic, but i had to type in this style to get it to come out correctly.

minus the "-" of course

-* '''IP address:'''

-** First 3 sets of numbers should be same as your default gateway. The fourth set is your choice

-** I recommended using a number between 11-80 to avoid any problems. Better safe than sorry, right?

-** For example, something like 192.168.1.50

-*** '''Subnet mask:'''

-**** When clicked, automatically fills in to 255.255.255.0

-**** this is correct, no need to edit this

-***** '''Default gateway:'''

-****** Listed on cmd from the ipconfig command typed earlier

-****** typically this is 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.2.1 depending on your router

-******* '''Preferred DNS server:'''

-******** Change this to your default gateway address as well

-********* '''Alternate DNS server:'''

-********** not needed, leave this blank

I'm going to guess when formatting is fixed, this will turn out horribly,

but hopefully this info will help with troubleshooting wiki format.

Good day =]