Resolved About set up static IP and DNS IP

Hi folks,

Win Server 2008 R2

Could you please help me to find out the mistake committed to set up static IP Address with following steps;

Start -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center
-> Local Area Connection
-> Properties
Networking
highlight "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) "
-> Properties
check "Use the following IP address
192.168.10.100
(check) Validate settings upon exit
etc.
including setup DNS

-> Advanced
IP Settings (tab)
Interface metric: 1

WINS (tab)
(uncheck) Enable LMHOSTS lookup
(check) Enable Net BIOS over TCP/IP
-> OK -> OK -> close -> Apply this fix

It always came back to DHCP. I spent more than half hour without result.

TIA.


Finally I set up static IP and DNS IP with following 2 commands on Command Prompt:

Code:

>netsh interface ipv4 set address  "local area connection" static 192.168.10.100

>netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver  "local area connection" static 123.456.123.456 primary

They worked seamlessly. Static IP and DNS IP set up.


B.R.
satimis

 

(resolved)

Hi folks,

Finally I found the trick.

After setting static IP and other relevant data and closing all windows Windows Server 2008 starts detecting the changes. At the end it popup 2 options;

1) Windows can detect the correct network settings for you (something similar IIRC)

2) Skip this step


Choose 2) then it works, static IP set.


I think Windows Server 2008 set DHCP as default. It also happens the same to Windows 7.

It took me couple days to discover this trick. However I still prefers command line. netsh is a handy tool, simple and straight forward to use rather than clicking around on the screen with the mouse.

B.R.
satimis