How do I assign a different IP address to a computer on my home network?

Nell Dipiero: Your router should already be handing them different IPs by default - something glitched up. Luckily it's an easy fix:1. Completely shut down your router (including unplugging it), wait 30 seconds, then turn everything back on. 2. Go to one of your computers (doesn't matter which) and open up the command prompt (sometimes people call it the "DOS window")3. Enter the following command:ipconfig /release4. Then enter this one:ipconfig /renew5. Test the computers to see if that solves the problem....Show more

Alma Twomey: you do not need to purchase any hardware. just buy ip address( i think that’s bad idea, it will cast you more). or buy three different connection from ISP(it will also cast u). i do not understand why Proxy server will slow your connection?(let say ISA,i will suggest you make few access rules ,because if you make more access rules on it ,it will check each one and filter and for sure it will slow down connection, with Proxy you can have! cache facility and much more, well choice is yours)....Show more

Raleigh Lufkin: This is a common problem on laptops that are put into sleep mode.Here's how it works:When your router sees a device on your LAN it assigns it an unique IP address from it's available range using a process called DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an auto configuration protocol used on IP networks. DHCP allows a computer to be configured automatically, eliminating the need for intervention by a network administrator. It also provides a central database for keeping track of computers that have been connected to the network. This prevents two computers from accidentally being configured with the same IP address. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configur...IP addresses are usually automatically assigned by the DHCP service running on your router, but can be set manually. They are in binary but usually expressed in readable format such as 192.168.1.1If you put your com! puter in sleep mode, the router will release the IP address ba! ck into the pool. When the router sees another device on your network it can assign it this IP address.When you bring your computer out of sleep mode it will still have the old IP address which the router has subsequently assigned to another device. Thus, you get a IP conflict.You could reboot the computer or restart the router, either will resolve the conflict.You can set up static LAN IP addresses on all of your devices, however there is a easier way.Many people would be likely be surprised at how many active connections their wireless router has. I have dozens. Cell phones, tablets, iPods, game consoles, laptops, desktops, ROKU boxes, Internet enabled devices such as TVs and audio receivers, and the list goes on.Most routers will let you reserve IP addresses for specific computers and other devices by specifying the unique MAC address of the device. Then every time the router sees this specific device on the network it gives it the same address. This IP address is reserv! ed for the device with a specific MAC address and it won't be assigned to another device on your network. You could use this feature to eliminate this from happening in the future.When you go to this feature on your router it will show the MAC address and current DHCP assigned IP address of each connected device making it easy to set up.Good Luck......Show more