Hi Our DSL provider gave us 5 static IPs for the office. We would like to use one for our Netgear router, that all the office computers connect to, and one IP for our web server. The problem is, our web server is connected to the Netgear router. We would like to the server to "By Pass" the DHCP (Netgear router) and go stright through to the DSL modem to use the static IP. But i'm not sure how to set this up. I tried assigning the server the static IP (and the gateway/dns/etc) in the windows TCPIP settings but no luck. I think it has something to do with the Netgear router saying "No Way!", but cant figure out what settings to use to by-pass the Routing functions and make it just work like a switch. Thanks!!!

Buy a switch, connect it to the DSL modem, and in turn connect the web server and the router to the switch. Personally, I'd also get a second router, plug it into the switch, and plug the web server into that router to protect your web server properly. OR... Get a gateway firewall/router that supports multiple IP's on its external interface. TECH-NO-LOGICAL ROMANCE! http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs12.html

The "by-pass" port is your DMZ zone. Consult your routers manual concerning DMZ. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?

wanderer... If he wants the public IP for the web server to be different than the rest of his stuff. In this case, DMZ won't help because it will make everything the same public IP. TECH-NO-LOGICAL ROMANCE! http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs12.html

"We would like to the server to "By Pass" the DHCP (Netgear router) and go stright through to the DSL modem to use the static IP." I didn't get from that, that he wanted a different ip then the 5 he has. Just that he could use one of 5 ips for his web server and that it would "pass thru" the router. Sure sounds like a dmz to me but maybe I read it wrong. Are you ready for where Microsoft wants you to go today?

"Our DSL provider gave us 5 static IPs for the office. We would like to use one for our Netgear router, that all the office computers connect to, and one IP for our web server." That's what I was referring to... "Enough, enough bowing down to disillusion! Hats off & applause to rogues & evolution! The ripple effect is too good not to mention. If you’re not affected, you’re not paying attention!"

Your static IP's (and correct subnet masks,gateway numbers) need to be exposed to the internet. Most people do it directly with a device or computer with those ip's assigned. You can use any IP behind an IP but you can't access it easily for common uses. Unless your netgear is an enterprise level I doubt you can access any virtual lan's or multihome the wan port. Consider a simple linux or bsd based computer that can act as a router to expose the various IP's to the wan and consider using NAT'ing to use private IP's within the lan. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you goober.