On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 07:27 , Mark Benson wrote: > On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 11:31 PM, Eagle wrote: >> On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 06:26 , Mark Benson wrote: >>> On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 07:26 PM, the pickle wrote: >>>> DNS and DHCP are irrelevant if you're not connected to the Internet, >>>> or >>>> am >>>> I missing something important? >>> >>> Er.... DNS *is* kinda critical for the internet, how dya expect to >>> find >>> 'www.apple.com' without DNS? >> >> But, again, when you're NOT connected to Internet, DNS doesn't matter! > > Yes it damn well does (sorry). I have it set up internally, I don't > *like* having to use IP addresses all the time.
Again: what are you using IP addresses for? Are you running a web or email server on one of your machines? If you are not running any IP related services, then you don't need IP addresses. Your solely-Mac network can communicate sans IP addresses, so there must be some other reason that makes you think you need those IP addresses. What is that reason? Eagle -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
