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Date:	Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:31:48 PST8
From:	Wayne <waynec@linkline.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: DSL service: static IP dumb question

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Roderick Klein wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:16:29 PST8, J R FOX wrote:
>
>
>> --- Wayne wrote:
>>
>>
>>> What's the easiest way to find out if I'm using a
>>> static or dynamic IP?
>>>
>> It should be quickly evident when you look at the
>> settings in your MPTS notebook. There is either a
>> checkbox checked for dynamic, or a specific,
>> hard-coded static address in there.
>>
>
> Not mpts. That is used to check network settings for protocols mostly.
>
> Come on its not that difficult to find, press F1 for help and use some
> of the search options.
>
> And otherwhise look at your desktop ? What do you see on a standard eCS
> installed desktop.
> Local System, Local Network, Internet and Programs, Templates, and
> trash can.
> Well you won't find it Templates or Trash can, 2 down 4 to go. Open
> local network and you will see within about 1 minute its all related to
> file and printer sharing. Not configuration to set TCP/IP settings. 3
> down, open programs. Internet clearly only has dialing tools and
> browser.
>
> What left is local system system setup.
> What folder has been around since OS/2 Warp 3 at least ? "System
> Setup".
> Where to find it ? Right click with the mouse on an empty part of the
> Desktop and in menu that pops up click "System setup".
>
> In System setup is also a folder called "Network". Look there.
>
> Roderick Klein
>
>

Robert, I was more concerned with the router, but also concerned as to
whether OS/2 could be configured for dynamic IP's, or if it even cares
what kind of IP it has if it is attached to a LinkSys router.
I am not an eCS user, and the folder "network" is NOT contained in my
OS/2 Warp 4 System Setup folder, nor does a search on "IP" in the help
file yield anything. The only "network" folder I found seems to be
concerned with Netware, which I also use occasionally for a local network.

From the replies I've gotten, it seems that OS/2 can indeed be set up
for static or dynamic IP's, but is that true for my release (I'm on
Warp4 fp 15, not eCS)

When I bring up tcpcfg.exe, it appears that the settings say to
configure automatically using DHCP.... but I have no idea whether that
tells me anything about whether I'm using static or dynamic IP's
(remember, I did start out by saying I needed help with a dumb
question... that's because I'm ignorant)

When I phoned my ISP, they said I could opt for a year-long contract and
either
a) get 2x the speed for $3 less per month, or
b) be down a week while Verizon changes my line, and pay $3 more per
month (plus buy a new DSL modem)
for a 4x boost in speed.

Both those options depend upon using a dynamic IP, otherwise it gets
more expensive.

I'm peeved at my ISP for not telling me that I had those options when
they became available, but I do not wish to change my email address and
move my personal webspace if I can avoid it.

Wayne

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Roderick Klein wrote:

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:16:29 PST8, J R FOX wrote:

  

--- Wayne <waynec@linkline.com> wrote:

    

What's the easiest way to find out if I'm using a
static or dynamic IP?
      

It should be quickly evident when you look at the
settings in your MPTS notebook.  There is either a
checkbox checked for dynamic, or a specific,
hard-coded static address in there.
    

Not mpts. That is used to check network settings for protocols mostly.

Come on its not that difficult to find, press F1 for help and use some
of the search options.

And otherwhise look at your desktop ? What do you see on a standard eCS
installed desktop.
Local System, Local Network, Internet and Programs, Templates, and
trash can.
Well you won't find it Templates or Trash can, 2 down 4 to go. Open
local network and you will see within about 1 minute its all related to
file and printer sharing. Not configuration to set TCP/IP settings. 3
down, open programs. Internet clearly only has dialing tools and
browser.

What left is local system system setup.
What folder has been around since OS/2 Warp 3 at least ? "System
Setup".
Where to find it ? Right click with the mouse on an empty part of the
Desktop and in menu that pops up click "System setup".

In System setup is also a folder called "Network". Look there. 

Roderick Klein

  

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