Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Martin Hill
Thanks for the suggestion Onno - intriguing option. The down-side of the cheap option is of course that the host Mac would need to be on all the time and if it died or was re-started, the other Macs would lose connectivity. As such, I think Dad will probably go for the DSL-500 or 504 from We

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Onno Benschop
On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 17:35, Martin Hill wrote: > Oops - Checking the specs, the DSL-302G only supports 2 computers *sigh* > > Okay, so it's the DSL-504 with the superfluous built-in 4-port hub > we'll have to get for over twice the price. *double sigh* No. Again. No. Brief summary follows

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Shay Telfer
Oops - Checking the specs, the DSL-302G only supports 2 computers *sigh* Okay, so it's the DSL-504 with the superfluous built-in 4-port hub we'll have to get for over twice the price. *double sigh* -Mart If you've already got a hub you could get a DSL-500. I think you probably want to mak

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Martin Hill
Oops - Checking the specs, the DSL-302G only supports 2 computers *sigh* Okay, so it's the DSL-504 with the superfluous built-in 4-port hub we'll have to get for over twice the price. *double sigh* -Mart At 5:23 PM +0800 2/9/03, Martin Hill wrote: Thanks for the feedback Shay and Bob. Wes

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Martin Hill
Thanks for the feedback Shay and Bob. Westnet has just gotten back to me indicating the DSL-300+ Gen2 indeed does have a DHCP server built-in (as the docs indicated) *but* it will only assign an IP address to one computer. This modem needs to be configured in bridge mode, the connection establ

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Shay Telfer
More of a question than an answer, but then it may lead to the answer ! Question: When there are multiple macs on the connection they need individual Identification... How else are they going to receive there part of the stream ? So how is the individual identity applied DHCP server itself woul

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Bob Howells
More of a question than an answer, but then it may lead to the answer ! Question: When there are multiple macs on the connection they need individual Identification... How else are they going to receive there part of the stream ? So how is the individual identity applied DHCP server itself would

Re: D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Shay Telfer
Any thoughts anyone? Umm... The DSL-300 modem specs on the D-Link web site make no mention of DHCP or NAT support (it is, after all, equivalent to a modem, and probably designed for use by a single PC whose MAC address it binds to). The DSL-500 router specs do offer DHCP and NAT (which is wha

D-link ADSL modem only works with one Mac?

2003-09-02 Thread Martin Hill
G'day everyone, Summary: Anyone know what may be causing a D-Link DSL300 ethernet modem to only allow one Mac to connect through it to the internet? Westnet support indicates it should work (in fact the guy I talked to has the same modem and shares his connection to the other PCs in his hous