Setting the IP Address for a computer on a LAN

[moretickets]

I have a computer on a LAN that I want to give a specific IP address like 10.0.0.0 Is this possible and how do I go about doing it?

Thanks

 

[butchrecon]

First off there are a couple of questions. First off what is the IP scheme your Lan uses? What OS (Operating System)are you using? Is your LAN a Static IP lan or do you use DHCP?

 

[moretickets]

I am not sure what a you mean by IP scheme. The OS is win 2000. I am not perfectly sure but I think the lan uses static IP. We simply just got a hub and network cards and plugged everything in.

 

[alex304]

10.0.0.0 is not a valid ip address. Zero cannot be used unless it follows a number...like 10 or 20 etc. It cannot be used alone. 192.168.11.0 would be a broadcast. In other words, all stations with IP addresses 192.168.12.1-255 would recieve the broadcast. If you want to assign an IP address, assuming IP addresses are static, you first need to know the network address and subnet mask. You can check another computer on the network to get this info. For example. Computer1 = IP is 192.168.12.11 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. The network address is 192.168.12 and station ID is 11. To assing Computer two with an IP address just add one to the station ID and you get 192.168.12.12. You can use this address as long as it is not already assigned. If it is assigned then you get an IP address conflict. Now, if the network is setup to use DHCP (Server assigned IPs), then you would setup your TCP/IP settings to us DHCP. Sometimes you have to login to the server (as with Border Manager and sometimes you don't even need to login to recieve an IP. Just check the TCP/IP properties from a workstation that is currently working.

Alex

 

[wybnormal]

Slight correction Alex.. 192.168.11.0 is the wire.. 192.168.11.255 is the broadcast.. using a standard class C mask. neither all ones or all zeros are legal.. sort of.
All stations between 192.168.11.1 and 192.168.11.254 would get the broadcast sent on 192.168.1.255

255= 11111111 ; all ones.. = broadcast packet

In the world of Cisco, you can actually use the subnet 0 as a legal IP address only if ALL network devices in the chain understand that subnet 0 is legal "this time".

This is where my "sorta" answer comes from.

Mike S
"Diplomacy; the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock" Wynn Catlin

 

[alex304]

wybnormal...thanks...you are correct....it's all coming back to me know.


Alex