At 16:08 -0400 on 24/07/01, Mario Cajina wrote:
>on 7/24/2001 3:00 PM, A. Daniel King wrote:
>
>> I'm fairly certain that the 'dynamic' option is BOOTP - most DHCP
>> servers will service BOOTP requests, but there is often significant
>> information missing (like DNS server[s]).
>
>I checked the TCP/IP settings of my G4 Cube, which is attached to the same
>router and it's the machine I'm writing this message from, and it shows a
>"Name server address" which I take to be the DNS server address. However it
>has no domain name. My cable provider told me to leave that field blank.
>
>It also shows the Cube's IP addy, subnet mask, and router addy. It is set to
>configure via DHCP. The router doubles as a DHCP server.
There's the problem right there. MacTCP (a distinct entity from TCP/IP,
which is part of Open Transport) cannot do DHCP addressing. You'll have to
assign the SE a static IP, and the procedure for doing this will vary
somewhat depending on your router. Check the manual for how to assign a
static IP and set up NAT.
>The challenge is getting the little guy to play with the big boys. I believe
>the router will allow me to assign a static IP to the Mac SE if that's what
>I have to do. The Linksys manual is actually quite informative in that
>regard, and the browser-based router setup is not that difficult to
>navigate.
Go for it. And my psychic powers seem to be working; I wrote the above
paragraph before I read this one :)
p
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