JohnSwenson;567518 Wrote: > If SBS is running on the laptop, then yes, you can plug the Touch > directly into the laptop. You WILL have to set a static IP address on > the Touch and the laptop (on the same subnet of course), unless the > laptop is setup as a DHCP server (which is extremely rare). If the > Touch tries to connect to a network without a DHCP server (direct to > the laptop) it will pup up a box for setting the IP address manually. > > You will need to set the IP address on the laptop as well, using > whatever method its OS uses for setting the ethernet port's IP address. > (for example you can set the laptop to 192.168.4.20 and the Touch to > 192.168.4.25) (just randomly chosen numbers in the 192.168 space) DO > NOT make them the same! > > That should be it! > > John S.
Aha, I'd forgotten the DHCP issue. One more plug for using a cheap WIFI router instead. If you're like me and use iPENG on your iPHONE, then you would also be able to do this at your cabin. -- garym ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81009 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
