I set all my network stuff to fixed IP addresses. That makes things much simpler since I always know what IP goes with which device and I don't have to always boot the computer that hands out the addresses first, or at all. If I want to print something on the LaserJet 4 from the 7300 I only need to turn on that printer and that computer. The JetDirect in the printer has a fixed IP and so does the Mac.
One thing that I've found when trying to use DHCP is that sometimes when IP's get reassigned, things get "lost" like drive mappings or printers. An especially annoying problem with Macs, dynamic IP and remote shares is that if a remote IP or share is removed, renamed or the IP changes and you don't remove it from your local network settings, then you are stuck with trashing the whole preferences file that stores them. There is no way to delete an entry for a remote share unless that share is available. If it was checked to always mount at startup, you can't change its status if it no longer exists or isn't available. At boot, the Mac will search (and search and search and search...) for all shares that are in the list, until it finally gives up and finishes booting. In a local network where the admin has access to all the systems, it's not too much of a pain to re-create a share with the same name and address so it can be seen by other Macs and deleted from their lists. What really caused a problem was AppleShare IP that allowed really remote sharing over the internet. If you had a login to some other Mac to mount on your desktop then suddenly the other person changes the login or anything, you're stuck with a useless entry in your Mac's remote share list that you cannot remove except by deleting the entire list. I did find one small application, freeware or shareware, that would suppress the automatic search and mounting of ALL remote shares at boot. But it provided no way to pick and choose which ones, all or none, and it could not delete any share entries. So now there's a project for some talented Mac programmer! Figure out how to edit the remote share list on a Mac to delete and change the mount status so that a user doesn't have to trash all their networking preferences and start over just to get rid of one "dead" entry*. *Which has always been possible on the *other* platform. ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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
