My Reply follows quote. On 30/05/2003 18:40 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim) >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mac Network) >Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mac Network) >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mac Network) >IP addy 169. xxx.xxx.xxx = what a Mac uses when it cannot find a DHCP >server. Solution: set your Mac to a fixed address. Reboot. Make sure >that fixed addy took. Set to use DHCP server and make sure that the >server is there and accessible. Save changes. Give it a minute or two >to find the server and all should be well. ----------- I don't think only Macs use the 169.xxx address series. (Oops, just looked at my router, it is actually 192.169.1.1). I believe that is the series set by the TCP/IP standard for local networks. It is the default address for my Linksys router, and sub addresses for the network are of the pattern: 192.168.1.xxx.
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