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Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:10 am
by tomtheappraiser
I going through the tutorial for OpenVPN setup and ran into a problem. The guidance says to setup a static IP address. Do i do that on my client (Windows 8) or through the server. I saw somewhere that a static IP can be added via the Amahi console but the Port Forward website also has a guide for Windows 8, so I'm confused which I'm supposed to use.
Re: Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:13 am
by bigfoot65
Can you point out the tutorial you are following? Happy to help once I see the context of the guidance.
BTW you can set static IP addresses (fixed IP) in the HDA Dashboard for clients receiving DHCP leases from the HDA.
Re: Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:30 am
by tomtheappraiser
The main one I'm using is
https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/OpenVPN
In that it directs me to this one to setup port forwarding:
https://portforward.com/rosewill/rnx-easyn4/
Within that guide they have this guide on setting up a static IP address:
https://portforward.com/networking/stat ... dows-8.htm
Then I came across this in the wiki:
https://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Networ ... Static_IPs
So I'm confused on if I'm setting the HDA IP as static (192.168.0.20) or my laptop (client) which I don't see an address for when I ipconfig
Re: Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:41 am
by bigfoot65
So I'm confused on if I'm setting the HDA IP as static (192.168.0.20) or my laptop (client) which I don't see an address for when I ipconfig
The HDA is already has a static IP address so there is no need to set one. The port forward is for the HDA, not the client.
Step 1 in the guidance for your router you skip since the HDA has a static IP. Does that make sense?
Re: Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 11:08 am
by tomtheappraiser
OK, that does make sense. I thought it didn't make sense to set one up for my laptop and I knew that one was already static.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Re: Which machine do I set Static IP?
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:18 pm
by bigfoot65
No problem. Happy to assist.
Can we call this one resolved?