Wireless network question

[Maxtro]

Is it possible to have my laptop use a static IP at home and have an IP randomly assigned when I'm on other networks?

The reason I want to do this is to have port forwarding set up at, without having to check what IP I've been assigned by my router. It's a Linksys router if it matters.

 

[Alle_Gory]

Mine does this with the Tomato firmware. You can also try the DD-WRT firmware for Linksys. I'm not sure if this is a feature on the default firmware.

Better check a tech forum.

I recommend XtremeSystems, or MSFN.

 

[Maxtro]

Do you go into the router settings to configure it? I've browsed all the tabs and nothing seems applicable to my goal. I just want it to recognize my computer and assign it the same IP every time.

I'll try the tech forums later if I can't get a decent answer.