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[bushman4]

Sorry, but unfortunately you are barking up the wrong tree...

First off, the link posted shows how to configure a Linksys WRT54G router for an internet connection that requires a static IP address. What we are talking about is something COMPLETELY different... we are talking about assigning a static IP address to a CLIENT computer (the subsonic server) not the internet connection.

Unfortunately, the Linksys WRT54G does not support DHCP reservations, which is one way to make sure that a computer always has the same IP address, and I believe where Globe199 was going with his advise.

So, instead, let me try to walk you through it.

First of all, I am going to make some assumptions here:

• You have not changed the default settings for the LAN setup on the router
• Your router is performing DNS Proxy functionality

Her's what you need to do:

• Go into your computer's TCP/IP settings and change it from "Obtain an IP address automatically" to "Use the following IP address."
• Use 192.168.1.50 as the IP address
• Use 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask
• Use 192.168.1.1 as the default gateway
• In the DNS Server boxes, use 192.168.1.1 in the first box and set the second box blank.
• Save the settings. Verify that the subsonic server still has internet access and can talk to the rest of the world.
• Restart the Subsonic service, or restart the computer.
• Go into the router setup, into the port forwarding setup, and change the forwarding for port 4040 and 8080 to forward to 192.168.1.50 instead of 192.168.1.114
• Go into Subsonic and go to the network settings page and click "Save" to re-register your subsonic vanity domain name.

Let me know how it works... and if it doesn't, let me know where it failed.

Hope this helps,

Glenn

[grant420]

Why did anyone posting "answers" mention MAC addresses?! Try not to confuse the newbs .

Glenn is right, you need to go into your Network Connections area and configure a static IP for the computer that hosts the subsonic application, then the Port Forwarding rules you define in your router will use this address. This allows an outside device (your smartphone) to find your computer.

Since you will be connecting to your computer from the outside world (i.e. through the internet) you have to configure your home's router to direct subsonic traffic to go to the server computer. Routers user IP address to define a given device. Since, by default, routers assign dynamic (i.e. ever-changing) IP addresses, this outside access won't work unless the router "knows" how to route the subsonic traffic. This is why the static IP is crucial: so that the rules (usually called Port Forwarding rules or routes) you program in your router work forever.

good luck!