I agree with everyone that CHris' problem seems to be IP related... in fact, I think I mentioned before that I thought his file sharing was likely happening over Appletalk and hiding the IP issues...
Anyway, I read through a lot of the feedback, and it all made sense to me, but something stuck me with Chris' email where he asked how to set the IP address manually. I thought I might add a couple things here that hopefully would be less technical if it's needed... I haven't heard of the brand of router you mentioned and don't specifically know how to configure it. Generally, routers are configured with a web based utility or have some sort of management utility you can Telnet into. I get the feeling that your router was provided to you by your ISP and you didn't set it up yourself. If that is true, is what you are calling the router really the DSL modem? Just curious. Some ISP's when you get DSL service will allow you to connect only one or two computers to your DSL line. They assign you an IP address. (THis could be DHCP (changing) or Static (manual) Even if it's based on DHCP, they can still limit your connections if they decide you are only entitled to 1 or 2 machines without paying them additional $$$. In order to set a manual IP address for your 3400, you would need to configure your router (assuming it is a router and assuming that it is setup to be a DHCP Server) to exclude a small range of IP addresses from it's DHCP address pool. You could then use one of those excluded addresses as your manual IP number for the 3400. Obviously you need to make sure that your Subnet Mask and Gateway information are filled out properly in the 3400's TCP/IP setup as well. If you do have a router, then I am assuming that it is acting as a proxy. What this means is that your ISP has provided you with a single IP address. The router uses that address to broadcast requests to the internet, but, for communications with your internal machines, your router provides internal IP addresses. There are three main IP schemes that are not routable over the internet and are used as internal addresses. One of them is 10.0.0.x, another is 192.168.0.x and I can't remember the other off the top of my head. If your IP address starts with a 10. or with a 192. then you are using internal addresses for your machines and the router is translating those addresses to the IP address that your ISP gave in order to send information over the internet. That came out more complicated than I intended, but that method also provides you with a measure of security from the outside. Anyway, what I'm getting at is that if your IP addresses don't start with a 10. or a 192., then you should not just randomly assign another IP address to your 3400. If you are truly running routable IP's to your workstations, then those IP's are owned by your ISP, check with them to make sure you have enough IP addresses to service the amount of computers you want connected... Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
