Open Network preferences and select your Ethernet port (if that is the port you are setting up) and see what IP address has been assigned by the router's DHCP server. Select Manual from the Configure IPv4 drop down menu. You should see everything included that was provided with DHCP except now the IP address for the computer will read 0.0.0.0. Replace that with the DHCP assigned IP address (for example if the DHCP assigned address was 10.0.1.195, then enter that. You will also need to include a DNS address if one is not included. This should be the DNS assigned to you by your ISP. You will find it in the information listed in Airport Utility. Click on the Apply button.
I'm not sure why you want to do this since it's far more convenient to use DHCP. If you should change routers you will need to reconfigure Network preferences again. You will also need to remember not to assign the IP address to any other device on your network (such as a network printer.)
I'm not sure why you want to do this since it's far more convenient to use DHCP. If you should change routers you will need to reconfigure Network preferences again. You will also need to remember not to assign the IP address to any other device on your network (such as a network printer.)
When you add a permanent entry to the local DNS cache on your PC, it will always override the information provided by the nameserver. If a nameserver gives the wrong address for a domain or provides no information at all, you can still access the domain if it’s listed in the local Hosts file. You might be accessing a non-responsive DNS server, or using an invalid DNS configuration. A DNS server converts a name (such as www.apple.com) to a numerical IP address (such as 17.172.224.47). You can connect to an IP address without any delay, because the need for DNS resolution is avoided. Here are four scenarios in which the symptom could.
Entering Manual Dns Machine
Aug 13, 2008 10:10 PM