Question : Problem: Linksys WRT54G Router - can I use static clients??

Hi,

I've got a linksys WRT54G router which has a DCHP server.  Is is possible to talk to this with a fixed ip client?

The router is 192.168.1.1

I set my pc to be 192.168.1.100
subnet 255.255.255.0
Def gateway 192.168.1.1

With this setup I can ping 192.168.1.1 but cannot access any web pages; yet when my pc is setup as a DHCP client then everything works ok.

Thanks in advance for any help, and please feel free to ask for more info..

Answer : Problem: Linksys WRT54G Router - can I use static clients??

Yes, you can certainly set up with a fixed IP address. However, it is best to use an IP address outside the range of the DHCP server, i.e. .2 - .99
Try setting:
 ip address: 192.168.1.99
 mask: 255.255.255.0
 Gateway: 192.168.1.1
 Nameserver: 192.168.1.1  <== use the router as the nameserver, or use your ISP-provided nameserver, or use your own internal DNS server that has either forwarders set up or root hints..