On Mar 10, 2:08pm, "/kj [SBS MVP}" <james.kevin.r.SPAMF...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> "Jim Peterson" <JimPeter...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>
> news:E9BDD0EA-D185-4C16-B673-3C1B2CCA98E6@microsoft.com...
>
> >I have a client running Windows SBS 2003 R2 standard edition. I have run
> >the
> > internet connection wizard to try and assign the server a static IP
> > address,
> > however the server wont keep the static IP address. When I assign the
> > network
> > card a static IP address through the TCP/IP properties page, the server
> > wont
> > keep the IP address I assign to the network card. Are there any
> > recommendations for getting the server to keep the static IP address?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Jim Peterson
>
> Use the 'change server IP address" wizard.

That wizard only changes the internal (server local connection) ip
address. To change the IP address of the external (network connection)
you need to go to the NIC and change the TCP/IP properties...