How can I run a LAN set up with only one Static IP address?
Many people prefer to use this set up as it offers a basic protection from hackers. Your router would be assigned the static IP and you would run the Standard NAT option on the router. This is a piece of software that assigns Internal IP addresses to each PC. These Internal addresses are not recognised in the outside world of the Internet. What the NAT software does is to assign any data received with an Internal IP address so that it arrives at the correct destination. Standard NAT only allows recognised correspondence to be delivered so any hackers will find it harder to abuse the LAN, particularly as there is no External IP addresses assigned to any one PC.
