Thanks Sterling. One final question - the old Linksys' ip is 192.168.1.1 and the newer Dlink's ip is 192.168.0.1, do I need to end my addresses with 1.1 or 0.1 for my settings?
On Apr 28, 1:39 pm, "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Nah, I've been messing with this yesterday and today too and it's not > too bad. > > As long as you can use appletalk over the connection (I do that as a > basic test of the Ethernet to another Ethernet mac running appletalk if > you have one) then MacTCP should work fine (tests the basics of the link > layers making sure the duplexes are matched up but all must be behind > the same router on the layer 2 network). > > Basically I just hit More... then selected Manual (because MacTCP > doesn't do DHCP I'm pretty sure). Enter in your gateway ie. 192.168.0.1 > typically. Enter in some fake domain name on the DNS entry (because it > can't stand having it blank for whatever reason so I use blah.net) and > put in 192.168.0.1 for your DNS (if that's your routers IP address > because it normally acts as DNS, or you can just use 208.63.222.222 > which is OpenDNS etc). > > Then save that and now on the previous page you can enter your IP > address. I just put in something close to what my router would assign > like 192.168.0.109, just a little higher than what I think it's already > assigned other machines. Just be careful that you don't pick an IP > that's in use on your network of course (usually starts assigning at 100 > so 109 is usually safe). > > Close that and you should be good to surf. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of netBEUI > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 2:30 PM > To: Vintage Macs > Subject: MacTCP and DNS/Gateway settings > > I have some basic questions about MacTCP that I'm hoping someone on > this list can answer. I've never used MacTCP before yesterday so the > only knowledge I have is what I've been able to find online. > > What am I supposed to put in the gateway and DNS fields? My setup is > as follows: > > Mac Classic II --> Linksys WRT54G --> Dlink DIR-655 --> Cable Modem > > So the Classic II is wired by ethernet to an old Linksys router which > is wired by ethernet to a new Dlink router which is connected directly > to the cable modem. My reasoning for connecting to an old router is > that I'll have better luck getting this working than if it's connected > to the new router. > > 1. Is this a false assumption and should I connect directly to the > newer router? > 2. In the current configuration (above) am I supposed to use the > Linksys's gateway and DNS info or the Dlink? They are both 192.168.. > ip's or am I supposed to use the DNS from the cable modem (64.144.. > ip)? > 3. Would it be easier to just trash everything, reinstall system 7.1 > or higher and use Open Transport instead of MacTCP? > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG -www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2839 - Release Date: 04/28/10 > 00:27:00 > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
