fixed ip or automatic?

[Owen]

On my home network i have 3 pc's. 2 wireless which connect to a WAP. The wap
connects to my 3rd computer. My network works fine at the moment with the 2
wireless computers having automatic ip address' being assigned by the dhcp.
the computer that is connected to the wap point has a fixed ip address. I
have an internet connection sharing. When i change the computer with the wap
point to an automatic ip, that computer cannot access the network. Also is
it best to have all of the computers on automatic ip's or fixed ip's that
will enable internet connection sharing.
Any ideas? Help would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
Owen

 

[Sooner Al]

Well, personally I see no reason to use DHCP assigned IP on a fixed PC, particularly on a small home
LAN. I have my home LAN setup like yours, ie. wireless/guest devices get a DHCP assigned IP address
while my two fixed desktops have static IP addresses...

http://members.cox.net/ajarvi/LAN/The_Illustrated_Network.html

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[Norm]

connect to a WAP. The wap

connects to my 3rd computer. My network works fine at the moment with the 2
wireless computers having automatic ip address' being assigned by the dhcp.
the computer that is connected to the wap point has a fixed ip address. I
have an internet connection sharing. When i change the computer with the wap
point to an automatic ip, that computer cannot access the network. Also is
it best to have all of the computers on automatic ip's or fixed ip's that
will enable internet connection sharing.
Any ideas? Help would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
Owen

When I set my PC to Static IP I found I also had to fill in the default DNS
and DHCP server address as well before anything would work. Is it possible
you have left any of these blank?

 

[Owen]

ah, yes i do not have the dns server filled in. What should i enter for the
dns server?
Thanks