At 01:27 PM 4/26/04 , Tim & Alethea Larson wrote:
>Over the weekend I figured out how to give my box a static IP 

Another way to approach the problem is to state what you're trying to
accomplish and get people's input on how to accomplish the task.

For example, I get the impression that the reason you're giving your box a
static IP is so that you can forward ports to it. If that's right, read on.
My particular router (a D-Link, 604 I think) allows me to always assign the
same IP to the same MAC when using DHCP. That way, you can get the benefits
of DHCP (i.e., the automatic setup of gateway, DNS servers, etc.) and also
configure port-forwarding rules.

-Tim