Well I tried the static IP numbers on my PowerBook 3400 last night and it worked. I rebooted twice and each time I was able to connect too the internet after rebooting with no problems. I then shutdown before going to bed and booted it back up this morning. After it finished booting I was able to connect to the internet again so it must have been something to do with the DHCP not working on the Mac.
Before I did this I connected to my router's administration settings and reduced the DHCP range from 2-50 to 2-10 and then set my Mac's IP at 12. I also wrote down the DNS numbers that the router was getting from the cable modem and entered those manually as well into the Name Server field of the TCP/IP Control Panel. Question: If I had entered my router's IP in the Name Server field of the TCP/IP Control Panel, would the router then pass the DNS request onto the real DNS that it knows about? That's the nice thing about DHCP, I don't have to remember all those numbers. Thanks for your help! -tom > ---------- > From: Tom Roth > Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs > > I may try that. The last time I did I used the same number that the DHCP would have > assigned and it didn't work. > > -tom > > > ---------- > > From: jim page > > Subject: Re: IP problem on PowerBook 3400 - static IPs > > > > might want to try static IPs, not elegant but works for my 5 wired home > > networked MACs running 8.6 (three 3400's and two G3s) > > > > i set up my linksys box to start assigning DHCP addresses at IP 100, so i > > have addresses under 100 to assign statically > > > > not elegant, simple, works for me > > > > jim > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
