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Nighthawk RX45 - how to configure a PC for static IP
I configured my PC with static IP, Gateway, Netmask & DNS. But, when I go to that IP i get a router login request. I can log in as admin but of course that is not what I want to share.
Not sure if any of these recommendations would have worked. For future reference this did: 1) Static IP required for the router 2) Set domain A record to router 3) Set static IP for target PC rather than DHCP 4) Configured port forwarding on router for HTTP to this local address.
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You have to choose an IP *outside* the router's DHCP range but within its subnet. So if the DHCP range is 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.254, you have to lower the range (say from .254 to .200) and use an IP above .200
Thanks but I'm attempting to set up a static IP on just one PC that will allow external, rather than local, access. I assume that I need to configure router to allow this.
Put it in the DMZ. You don't really need a static IP. You can give that PC a reserved DHCP IP from the router and put that in the DMZ
Not sure if any of these recommendations would have worked. For future reference this did: 1) Static IP required for the router 2) Set domain A record to router 3) Set static IP for target PC rather than DHCP 4) Configured port forwarding on router for HTTP to this local address.
