static ip configuration 3448

[mycholula]

Good morning!

I have always struggled with Netvanta routers. Today is no different

I have a Netvanta 3448, running DHCP on the WAN. Our ISP gave us a static IP today, and for the life of me I can't get it to work.

Can someone give me a quick rundown on what I might be missing? I changed DHCP to static, entered the IP and subnet mask. Applied and saved. Didn't work.

What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Hi mycholula:

Default gateway is typically provided in DHCP.  If you switch to a static IP address, then I think you'll need to add a static route.  The ISP will provide their gateway IP address.  Configure the route table and add a static route to 0.0.0.0, subnet mask 0.0.0.0, via the ISP gateway address.

You'll want to setup DNS servers as well.  You may use DNS servers provided by your ISP or a third-party service if you prefer.  For example, OpenDNS at 208.67.222.222 (primary), 208.67.220.220 (secondary).

Will you let us know how it goes?  Best,

Chris

[mycholula]

Thanks cj! That was exactly what was missing (adding the default route).

They are up and running!