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January 8th, 2011 08:00
How to configure using static IP (for stability purposes)
Hi,
I got a new TRENDnET TEW-647GA Ethernet to Wireless-N adapter to connect my kids PC to the new Wireless-N router I recently bought.
Long story but I had just re-installed XP and had some Ethernet Controller issues which I think I resolved (http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19360572.aspx). I have a Dimension 4550 running XP SP3.
I still lose the connection to the internet but since I was able to resolve it by simply power cycling the Ethernet to Wireless-N adapter, I'm thinking there's some instability with the adapter. I've seen that others have used static IP addressing to resolve this. My problem is, I have no idea what to configure to get this to work (I've tried several things, all to no avail).
I'm trying to figure out what I configure on:
1. The kids PC - in the TCP/IP properties??? DNS, gateway addr???
2. The adapter - which already has a static IP address which is used to log in to configure it
3. The router
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
ieee488
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January 8th, 2011 11:00
who is your ISP?
jmom
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January 8th, 2011 11:00
Comcast
Thanks!
ieee488
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January 9th, 2011 06:00
I have Comcast as well.
You cannot set up up static IP. You are assigned one from Comcast.
You need to read http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQListViewer.aspx?topic=Internet&folder=4c941f9b-e6ab-494e-9856-427764b5b0c8
the Comcast webpage is very useful http://customer.comcast.com/Pages/FAQListViewer.aspx?topic=Internet&folder=cbb3e25f-56bb-42fc-a949-967ce98c72fd
jmom
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January 9th, 2011 12:00
I actually found several other posts on several forums about similar issues with this router.
One suggestion was to change the channel to another that wasn't being used in the area - I still had the problem after that.
Someone suggested just using N-only, WPA2, AES. I did this, as well as used the DHCP Reservation option for this PC. The connection has been stable ever since!! The problem is for me, I can't use N-only since I have a few devices that won't support N. For those who can use N-only, this may work!