on 4/6/05 6:25 PM, TVirkkala at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, I've been using Macs for years. I've set up numerous simple > and complex networks, including a few with PCs involved. But I just > did something that puzzles me, and involved the dreaded PC. Perhaps > someone here can help. > > The local community computer center, down the hall from me, has a > whole bunch of PCs and one Mac and two printers. The printers are > attached to one PC, as a print server. Just recently the network > was reconfigured so that the center's DSL modem goes directly to > the LAN, not to the serving PC. > > So, I found amidst the center's donated junk, a nice D-Link wireless > router. I unplugged the Mac's connection to the LAN. I plugged in > the D-Link router, and then plugged the Mac behind the D-Link. I > thought I'd be safe. And it worked fine. I configured the D-Link > with the Mac, and the Mac saw the Internet just fine. Like before. > Next step was to try the wireless. But, since this was a mere test, > I unplugged the unit, and replugged the Mac the normal way. > > I was happy that I'd determined the router worked, and that I could > easily set up a wireless system for them. > > But then they told me that ONE of their PCs (a Windows 2000 box) > now no longer gets the Internet. Somehow a D-Link device is what > the computer is seeking. > > Now, it's hard for me to relate to this problem. I can't imagine > a Mac doing any such thing - without any prompting, switching its > networking configs simply because a new leg of a network was added. > For a few minutes. > > Any idea what happened here? > > t > > P.S. Though I understand networking fairly well, on a practical level, > with the classic Mac OS, I'm afraid OS X baffles me regarding networking. > But more on that later. > > > > -- > Signwave Finder Mail 0.5a - http://www.signwave.co.uk/ > > -- > MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > end list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com
Ok, Macguy, you're not telling the complete story, you're getting to be like Tony !, that PC must have a wireless card in it. I was messing with my Motorola network the other day and testing my new PB Firewire with a Linksys Access Point wireless that had just returned from repair. Everything worked so I put the original stuff back in place. When my daughter tried to get into the internet her PC (Windows XP) refused to link up. I went to see if anything was wrong with the configuration and found the SSIP had changed!, the PC was looking for a Linksys router and never went back to the Motorola. My cable provider told me "If it happens again, turn everything Off, wait 30 minutes (I waited 2 minutes) turn things back ON in the order the signal comes from the ISP to the computer, it'll work. (and whatever you do, don't listen to George !) -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
