[clue-tech] problems with NAT/router

[Ken MacFerrin]

Angelo Bertolli wrote:
> I've always used DHCP before, but now I want to set a few of my machines
> to a static IP address.  However, with two different routers, whenever I
> set a static IP address I can reach any other machine on my network but
> not the Internet.  I keep getting something that says "network
> unreachable" whenever I try to ping a domain name.
> 
> Are there any tricks on these devices that I should know about that
> allow them to NAT the static IP addresses?  I have no idea why they
> wouldn't just do it automatically.
> 
> Angelo
> 

Did you make sure to assign a gateway on the PC using the static IP?
-Ken