Fixed IP address for PC, but not DNS

I agree with @leew.  I have most of my computers set to static IPs and I had to set the DNS entries manually.

Actually you can bypass DNS settings. When you put your entries please put a fake dns IP and OK. After that follow the screen shot that I just created.

@Mysidia

> In Windows XP it was possible to configure a network interface to obtain
> an IP address using DHCP and also a static address.  
You're talking about the Alternate Configuration.  This is misleading as it is designed to be used in the event your computer participates in MORE than one physical network where one of those networks uses a static IP Address.  Settings on the alternate configuration should be ignored if DHCP is assigned.  Thus, as I understand the question, it's not applicable.

If you wish to assign only a static IP a better option is to use DHCP reservations.  The client still obtains all information through DHCP but is always assigned the same IP.  This allows for central management and dynamic updating of the assigned leases list in the DHCP console so you always have a current list of IP's in use.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc779507(v=ws.10).aspx

try setting up the IP through command prompt.

Thanks for comments, reason for fixed ip on this one PC is for remote access. Have tried reserving ip on Belkin F7D4401, say 192.168.1.66 but PC on reboot gets assigned something else. There are around 15 addresses assigned, wired and wireless

Afterthought............ Does the 'reserved ip address' on router stop other devices 'taking' that ip address, or does the DHCP server 'give' that ip address to the mac code associated with the ip address?

On a DHCP server that supports static leases or reservations, you can create an entry in a database on the DHCP server that maps an   IP address  with a Hardware address or Client ID.
The computer with that Hardware address (or client ID)  will then be configured with that IP address every time.

That IP address can be outside the normal range of IP addresses that are part of the dynamic pool, or otherwise, that IP address is excluded from assignment to other DHCP clients.

The DHCP server on most consumer-oriented routers such as the Belkins   does not support this feature.

Thank you all, have set fixed ip address and public DNS on PC, reserving address on router, works great.