By default, Windows uses DHCP (See Wikipedia Entry) for its way of retrieving an IP for your computer.
Note: This will not work if you are connected directed to your modem! Also, this is only recommend for people with a network of various computers.
Steps To Make Your Computer Static (Windows XP)
1) Open Control Panel > Network Connections or
Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connection
2) Right click on the "active" Connection and choose Status
Should be like "Local Area Connection"
(Note: For some reason, on some systems, the status screen will not open? Try double-clicking on the connection or follow the instructions below...)
3) Goto the Support tab and click on Details...
(Picture Below)
-- Alternate Way To Status Screen --
1) Goto Start > Run > cmd
2) Run ipconfig /All
3) Look at the correct information under the device you tried to open the "status screen" for
(Picture Below)
-- End Alternate Way --
4) Whether you are looking at the cmd window, or the status window, write down the boxed data (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server(s))
(Note: The information in the following examples do not represent "your" data, they are plainly examples)
Status Window
CMD Window
5) Go back to the Network Connections screen
(Open Control Panel > Network Connections or
Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connection)
6) Right-click on the network connection you just looked up and this time choose properties.
7) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
8) Click Properties
9) Choose "Use The Following IP Address" and fill in the appropriate information
10) If there was more than 2 DNS servers listed, put in the first 2 in and then select ok
11) Go back into "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" Properties and then choose Advanced
12) Click Advanced in the bottom right corner of the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window
13) Goto the DNS tab,
14) In the Add window, type the extra DNS servers that you were unable to enter in before
15) Select OK, and again until you are out of the windows
16) Restart Might Be Required
Steps To Make Your Computer Static (Windows Vista)
1) Open Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center
2) Under the "Network" Section, across from "Connection", press "View Status"
3) Click on Details...
(Picture Below)
4) Whether you are looking at the cmd window, or the status window, write down the boxed data (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DNS Server(s))
(Note: The information in the following examples do not represent "your" data, they are plainly examples)
Status Window
5) Go back to the Connection Status Window and click "Properties"
6) Press "Continue" on the "Windows needs your permission to continue." window
7) Select 'Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)'
8) Click Properties
9) Choose "Use The Following IP Address" and fill in the appropriate information
10) If there was more than 2 DNS servers listed, put in the first 2 in and then select ok
11) Go back into "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" Properties and then choose Advanced
12) Click Advanced in the bottom right corner of the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties" window
13) Goto the DNS tab,
(Windows Vista screen is identical)
14) In the Add window, type the extra DNS servers that you were unable to enter in before
15) Select OK, and again until you are out of the windows
16) Restart Might Be Required
Congrats! Your Done!
Hope That Helps
-James Hartig
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