Windows 2000 Quick Fixes

Have the same IP address each time you connect

In most cases you won’t need the same IP address for each connection, particularly if you’re mainly doing web browsing, email, or accessing remote LAN resources. But in some situations, such as when you use TCP/IP applications that rely on a fixed IP address, you might need the same address each time you connect.

The process for enabling clients to request a specific IP address depends on whether the dial-up server is running Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2000 Professional.

Configure a Windows 2000 Server computer for IP requests

Enabling users to request a specific IP for dial-up connections under Windows 2000 Server is a two-phase process. You first configure a remote access policy to allow specific users or groups that ability, then you specify the IP address in each user’s account properties. The following procedure assumes you’re going to create a new policy to handle request for predefined IP addresses:

1. Open the Routing and Remote Access console from the Administrative Tools folder, then click the Remote Access Policies branch.

2. Right-click in the right pane and choose New Remote Access Policy.

3. Enter the friendly name Allow Predefined IP Address (or a name of your choosing) and click Next.

4. Click Add then select the type of attribute to use as the criteria for allowing predefined IP addresses. This example assumes you’ll allow that privilege through group membership, so select Windows-Groups and click Add.

5. Click Add, select the ...