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Oh people of expert i have proplem related to networking i wanna setup a computer as a web server and giving that server a real ip address
The details here as follows the location of that computer is a lab full of computers attached to local lan each lab is attached to a smart switch ( not cisco ) each switch of each lab is attached to a switch attached directly to a gateway to wide area network ( internet )
here's my problem
I wanna give the computer a real IP address in same lab without moving the computer please note the lab is local area network
what feature or technique allow me to do such a thing because i'm struggling with people of networking they said it's not possible an i must move my computer
does switching introduce a feature to implement such thing
Thanks in advance

You can do that using various method. You need to use something called port forwarding so that you can run Linux Web Server / Service on Private IP Network. Following article should help you:

1. How To Run Linux Web Server / Service on Private IP Network
2. Linux Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Ethernet Interface Requirements and Configuration
3. Linux install and configure pound reverse proxy for Apache http / https web server

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Thanks for your reply
NAT is not sloution to my problem
and internet connection isn't DSL modem its a leased line connection
and i already have real static ip addresses for the machine
here's again my problem i'm in lab full of computers connected to local area network connected to a switch that siwtch is connected to another switch connected directly to the gateway to internet directly
i cannot move that machine to another location how can i give that machine real static ip address on same switch please note that the switch is a smart switch i heared once it's possible assign different subnets different and different IP's range gatways in same switch if someone knows that feature or technique please let me and Thanks in advance for your aid

You are going to need to be a little clearer.
When you say that you already have a real static IP for the machine, is it internal or external?
Your network HAS to include a router somewhere, I dont think its likely that your network goes to a switch and then to your internet gateway. All you need to do is forward the service from the perimeter router to the machine in question.