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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 828917" data-attributes="member: 82144">I'm assuming the PC running TV Server is connected to a router? If so then there is no need to call your ISP. You can follow the instructions --&gt;<a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19249/how-to-assign-a-static-ip-address-in-xp-vista-or-windows-7/" target="_blank">here</a>&lt;--. It isn't too difficult but you do need to know the IP address of your router in advance. Typically it will be something like 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254. Once you get to the &quot;now select the radio button Use the following IP address and enter in the correct IP...&quot; bit you'll need to select an IP address that is in the same subnet as your router. Example: if your router IP address is 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 then you should enter 192.168.1.x where x is any number except 1 and 255. Enter the IP address for your router as the default gateway and for both the primary and alternate DNS.So the trick is to figure out your router's IP address first. Once you've got that the rest should be relatively straightforward.mm</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 828917, member: 82144"] I'm assuming the PC running TV Server is connected to a router? If so then there is no need to call your ISP. You can follow the instructions -->[URL="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/19249/how-to-assign-a-static-ip-address-in-xp-vista-or-windows-7/"]here[/URL]<--. It isn't too difficult but you do need to know the IP address of your router in advance. Typically it will be something like 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.254. Once you get to the "now select the radio button Use the following IP address and enter in the correct IP..." bit you'll need to select an IP address that is in the same subnet as your router. Example: if your router IP address is 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 then you should enter 192.168.1.x where x is any number except 1 and 255. Enter the IP address for your router as the default gateway and for both the primary and alternate DNS. So the trick is to figure out your router's IP address first. Once you've got that the rest should be relatively straightforward. mm [/QUOTE]

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