Can't specify static IP address

Trying to setup a simple p-p network between an XP Pro and ME machine, the ME
machine does not allow me to set a static IP address. I can't enter any
digits. Any ideas how to remedy this?

Thanks,
Chris

Chris,

How are you trying to alter the IP address?

To manually assign an IP address:
Control Panel, Network, select TCP/IP in the Configuration window (or that
bound to the network card concerned if more than one TCP/IP entry), and
then click Properties. Click the IP Address tab and then click the radio
button "Specify an IP address" and enter the required IP address and
subnet mask, then click OK and then OK again.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
(E-Mail Removed)


allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Trying to setup a simple p-p network between an XP Pro and ME
> machine, the ME machine does not allow me to set a static IP address.
> I can't enter any digits. Any ideas how to remedy this?

Mike,

yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. But it won't bite - the address
field doesn't accept any digits. When selecting the radio button "specify an
IP address", the address fields do get kind of active, but no prompt is shown
and nothing cna be entered.

/Chris

"Mike M" wrote:

> Chris,
>
> How are you trying to alter the IP address?
>
> To manually assign an IP address:
> Control Panel, Network, select TCP/IP in the Configuration window (or that
> bound to the network card concerned if more than one TCP/IP entry), and
> then click Properties. Click the IP Address tab and then click the radio
> button "Specify an IP address" and enter the required IP address and
> subnet mask, then click OK and then OK again.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Trying to setup a simple p-p network between an XP Pro and ME
> > machine, the ME machine does not allow me to set a static IP address.
> > I can't enter any digits. Any ideas how to remedy this?
>
>

Chris,

Silly question I know but you do have Num Lock active on the number pad
when attempting to enter the IP address?
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
(E-Mail Removed)


allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. But it won't bite - the
> address field doesn't accept any digits. When selecting the radio
> button "specify an IP address", the address fields do get kind of
> active, but no prompt is shown and nothing cna be entered.

No Num Lock active. However, in another thread here in this forum I found a
reference to this page: www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm, which lists video
as one possible culprit.

So, I downloaded and installed the latest video driver (nvidia GForce 2 32
MB GTS card on a Dell 8100 comp). Now I can specify the static IP address! I
won't ask what the relation is between the video and the IP address...

Mike, thanks anyway for your efforts! One step closer to a working network...

/Chris

"Mike M" wrote:

> Chris,
>
> Silly question I know but you do have Num Lock active on the number pad
> when attempting to enter the IP address?
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> (E-Mail Removed)
>
>
> allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. But it won't bite - the
> > address field doesn't accept any digits. When selecting the radio
> > button "specify an IP address", the address fields do get kind of
> > active, but no prompt is shown and nothing cna be entered.
>
>

Chris,

Bad or damaged video drivers can cause many odd effects but I think this
is the first time I've heard this one. At least you've now got the access
you require so it hardly matters now. :-)
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP
(E-Mail Removed)


allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> No Num Lock active. However, in another thread here in this forum I
> found a reference to this page: www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm,
> which lists video as one possible culprit.
>
> So, I downloaded and installed the latest video driver (nvidia GForce
> 2 32 MB GTS card on a Dell 8100 comp). Now I can specify the static
> IP address! I won't ask what the relation is between the video and
> the IP address...
>
> Mike, thanks anyway for your efforts! One step closer to a working
> network...

In article <E915FB9A-FE47-4C08-8DF8-(E-Mail Removed)>, =?Utf-8?B?
YWxsbW9nZQ==?= says...

> No Num Lock active. However, in another thread here in this forum I found a
> reference to this page: www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm, which lists video
> as one possible culprit.

> So, I downloaded and installed the latest video driver (nvidia GForce 2 32
> MB GTS card on a Dell 8100 comp). Now I can specify the static IP address! I
> won't ask what the relation is between the video and the IP address...

I would guess that a bad video driver would not display the configuration
windows properly. I would also guess that you could have configured static
IP addresses with the proper commands in a command prompt box. Nevertheless,
fixing the evident problem no doubt also fixed other, more subtle problems
caused by a bad video driver.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

Yeah, that's an old but very common problem. Glad you found the fix on my
site. Please sign my guestbook at www.careyholzman.com (the link is in the
lower-left corner)

Thanks!
Carey

"allmoge" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E915FB9A-FE47-4C08-8DF8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> No Num Lock active. However, in another thread here in this forum I found
> a
> reference to this page: www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm, which lists
> video
> as one possible culprit.
>
> So, I downloaded and installed the latest video driver (nvidia GForce 2 32
> MB GTS card on a Dell 8100 comp). Now I can specify the static IP address!
> I
> won't ask what the relation is between the video and the IP address...
>
> Mike, thanks anyway for your efforts! One step closer to a working
> network...
>
> /Chris
>
> "Mike M" wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Silly question I know but you do have Num Lock active on the number pad
>> when attempting to enter the IP address?
>> --
>> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>> allmoge <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > yes, that's exactly what I'm trying to do. But it won't bite - the
>> > address field doesn't accept any digits. When selecting the radio
>> > button "specify an IP address", the address fields do get kind of
>> > active, but no prompt is shown and nothing cna be entered.
>>
>>