on 11/11/01 11:53 PM, John McCann at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Reading a parallel thread on the list concerning > IPNetrouter and MacIP makes me think that I misunderstood an > earlier post about using one of the computers as a gateway > for the others. I'm no techno wit but I'm thinking "is it > possible to use one of the Powermacs running 8.6, together > with IPNetrouter, as a router, to connect a 68k machine > running 7.x (without DHCP) to the net? Regards, John.
Absolutely, With IPNetRouter, you set up a primary connection to the network, and then set up secondary connections to serve local Ethernet, or MacIP connections. IPNR, at least in my experience, has you set up one TCP/IP configuration (connecting to the internet), and then helps you set up addressing for internal connections, creating another TCP/IP configuration. Your Mac uses both at the same time. I think the big thing is that you have to call one of your configurations IPNetRouter or something like that. You should be able to specify the DHCP Client ID for the default connection, and you're probably better off using static IP addressing internally. Some service providers don't filter DHCP traffic coming back through your modem so you might cause havoc by handing out addresses to any machine on your network. When I first got my Cable connection, I had a Quadra 800 running IPNR, and everything else except one machine was accessing the net through it. Do you have DSL or Cable? ------------- Jason Tessier Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the MacSwapShop @ http://www.macswapshop.com -- 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> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
