> I am rebuilding a database server that crashed. I'm trying to tell the > machine what it's IP (static) address is. xxx.xxx.xxx.156 Sadly I cannot > get internet access with this. If I try xxx.xxx.xxx.56 I get internet > access. But 156 is a valid IP according to the DNS, so it has to work. Is > there somewhere other than the network manager that I'm supposed to tell the > machine what it's IP is? <snip> When I read this I thought about a conflict with a DHCP server's configuration. For example if DHCP can assign volatile addresses in a range of .100 to .253 an address of xxx.xxx.xxx.150 might be problematic if the DHCP server was on a gateway to the Internet. I am sure I had the Linksys DHCP server assigning static addresses at one point as a RESULT OF a similar problem with my Linksys wireless router. I could be all wet here, it is just a thought. dlg
