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I have a number of systems connected to a Windows computer that acts as a server in a Home Group. The problem is that if this local server turns off and on or restarts, its IP Address might change for that system.

How will the remain devices find out the new IP address of this server? I want to automate the entire process since I want to host software and there won't be any network administrators to help.

Jibin Mathew
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  1. Click on Start, then Control Panel
  2. Choose Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center (or just Network and Sharing Center)
  3. Click Change Adapter Settings on the left
  4. Find the network adapter (NIC) that you are currently connecting with. Right-click it and click Properties (requires Admin access)
  5. Choose Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and choose Properties enter image description here
  6. Choose the option to Use the following IP address: and fill in the blanks for your network. enter image description here
  7. Click OK, and close the next window. Verify you can access the Internet.

You will now have the IP Address always set to this address. Because it is getting set to whatever was found below, once your computers find the new address, it will remember it. Your router (more specifically, the DNS Service) will match the name with the IP Address, and HomeGroups are built to just know (using IPv6, usually).

How do you find out what you can put here?

  1. Click on Start, type cmd and press Enter to bring up the Command Prompt.
  2. Type ipconfig /all and press Enter

  3. Check for the following items:

    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.xxx
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.xxx
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.xxx

    Your screen will output different numbers. Keep the information handy, and put them into the dialog above.

  4. Type exit and press Enter to exit.

Canadian Luke
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