Start --> Settings --> Network Connections
Pick your connection.
Right Click on Properties
Scroll down to IP.
Click Properties.
And in there you can set your static IP address.
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A static IP address is an address that you give to the computer manually. To get a dynamic IP address, your computer will ask a server called a DHCP server what address it should use.
To hide your static ip-address you have to disconnect your router from the network. If you want to stay connected to the internet that's too bad. Cause if you want to comunicate over the web, those...