Tried everything and cannot get a static IP, please help!

[Liberator21]

I don't know what the problem is, but I've never, in the past 4 years at this residence, been able to configure a static IP. I've followed every guide for port-forwarding (for certain programs) all to no avail. Every time I've called my Suddenlink for help they try to sell me a 'static IP'. I know this is something entirely different.

As a result, and I don't know why, I can get no P2P program working except Limewire. It does something different I suppose. I also primarily want to configure DD-WRT on my router and am unable to.

I don't know, maybe I'm going about this the wrong way, or maybe it's something completely different. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Brutus04]

Have you tried disabling DHCP?

 

[heymrdj]

Have you blatently asked them whether or not the ports are open and allowed on their end? Google Advanced Port Scanner, download, and run. See if your ports are actually getting out.

 

[DrGreen2007]

What are you trying to get a static IP on?

Internet side?
Local network side?

 

[RebateMonger]

As asked above, are you talking about the external (public) IP address of your router, or the internal (private) IP addresses inside your home network?

 

[Liberator21]

Hi thanks for the replies.

Sorry I guess I'm a noob, I'm not quite sure which 'side' I'm trying to get static. disabling DHCP doesn't help, and Google port scanner locks up in Vista x64.

I've tried these guides:
http://www.homenethelp.com/web.../static-ip-address.asp
http://www.portforward.com/eng...s/WRT54GS/Utorrent.htm
http://www.portforward.com/networking/static-vista.htm


And some more I can't find right now.

 

[zetsway]

Originally posted by: Liberator21
Hi thanks for the replies.

Sorry I guess I'm a noob, I'm not quite sure which 'side' I'm trying to get static.

What are you trying to accomplish? Are you trying to put up a web server, remote into your machine at home from work, etc.

OR

Are you trying to get one computer in your home to see another for:

Printing
Sharing files
Etc.


We have to know what you are trying to accomplish before we can offer advice.

 

[DrGreen2007]

"I'm not quite sure which 'side' I'm trying to get static. disabling DHCP doesn't help"

-- really cant help you there...you need to know what your trying to do, so you can explain what you are trying, and whats NOT happening, for us to figure out the problem.

"and Google port scanner locks up in Vista x64."

-- port scanner? what port are you looking for? You cant check for open ports till you have a network connection, which I guess you cant get going?