Well, I've been using Macs for years. I've set up numerous simple and complex networks, including a few with PCs involved. But I just did something that puzzles me, and involved the dreaded PC. Perhaps someone here can help.
The local community computer center, down the hall from me, has a whole bunch of PCs and one Mac and two printers. The printers are attached to one PC, as a print server. Just recently the network was reconfigured so that the center's DSL modem goes directly to the LAN, not to the serving PC. So, I found amidst the center's donated junk, a nice D-Link wireless router. I unplugged the Mac's connection to the LAN. I plugged in the D-Link router, and then plugged the Mac behind the D-Link. I thought I'd be safe. And it worked fine. I configured the D-Link with the Mac, and the Mac saw the Internet just fine. Like before. Next step was to try the wireless. But, since this was a mere test, I unplugged the unit, and replugged the Mac the normal way. I was happy that I'd determined the router worked, and that I could easily set up a wireless system for them. But then they told me that ONE of their PCs (a Windows 2000 box) now no longer gets the Internet. Somehow a D-Link device is what the computer is seeking. Now, it's hard for me to relate to this problem. I can't imagine a Mac doing any such thing - without any prompting, switching its networking configs simply because a new leg of a network was added. For a few minutes. Any idea what happened here? t P.S. Though I understand networking fairly well, on a practical level, with the classic Mac OS, I'm afraid OS X baffles me regarding networking. But more on that later. -- Signwave Finder Mail 0.5a - http://www.signwave.co.uk/ -- 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> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:macnetwork@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
