Setting a static IP address

[anaigini]

Hi,

I have setup a virtual machine in VMWare Workstation Player 15 Player, and the OS in it is CentOS 7.
The problem I face now is that I am using home wifi for the Internet connection, and the BOOTPROTO is dhcp.
Is it possible to set or use a permanent/static IP address for the VM? If so pls advise the steps to do so.
This is important because I am setting up a website, and need the IP to be stable, instead of always changing.

Thx,
ana

[jlehtone]

That is more than one issue.

• DHCP and persistent IP address are not mutually exclusive. I set my DHCP server to hand out persistent addresses.
• Internet Service Provider (ISP) == router == WAP --- host = VMWare == guest.
  Who is the DHCP server for the guest? VMWare, router, or ISP? Can that server set to give "static lease"?
• ISP gives IP address for the router's "WAN-port". That is either static or dynamic. ISP's choice.
• Is the actual problem that you would like to set a port-forwarding on the router?
• Does VMWare put guest in the same subnet as router, or does host act as router between them?