OK, I've successfully converted to a "mixed" environment containing both static and dynamic IP addresses.
I'm not positive if this was the problem, but I've been wanting to go to this sort of setup for a while to resolve some other issues like having to hunt around for the slimserver from my laptop when my desktop gets reassigned an IP address. Here's how I changed it: 1) First do Start -> Run and type in cmd. That will open a command prompt. 2) At the command prompt type "ipconfig /all" (no quotes). 3) Copy down the default gateway and the DNS (usually 2 DNS addresses). 4) Go into your router's administration page and change the IP address range for the DHCP to start at a later address. For example I set mine to start issuing addresses beginning with 192.168.1.103. This prevents any "collisions" with your static IP address. 5) Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Network Connections. Right-click on the connection corresponding to your internet connection and go to Properties. 6) Click on "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and then Properties. 7) Select "Use the following address" and type in the IP address you'd like to assign your computer (e.g. 192.168.1.100), subnet mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0), and gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.1). 8) Click "Use the following DNS servers" and then type in the DNS addresses you copied down in step 3. So in my setup I have my desktop with Slimserver configured with static IP address 192.168.1.100. My laptop is now statically configured as 192.168.1.101 and my SB2 as 192.168.1.102. The router is setup for DHCP beginning with 192.168.1.103 so if for example I brought my work laptop home with me it would get issued an address by the DHCP. I'm pretty sure this is going to fix my problem. I will report back in a day or so to confirm in case anyone else comes across a similar problem. Brad -- bgriffis ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bgriffis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=27368 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
