My Reply follows quote. On 25/10/2004 19:51 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Ken wrote: > >> -------- >> Easiest way is usually to let DCHP do the hard work keeping >> track of IP numbers! > >Yeah, we all have over 100 machines on a lan and cant use a tcp >control panel to check. They will remind you if another machine is >already using that address. > >Macs work better with a static address. No ifs, buts or maybe's but if >you dont mind the wait... a long one if the routers down or off or you >move the mac... then dhcp is for you. ------- Well, I only have 10 at any one time, but I am frequently plugging "new acquisitions" into the network to play with them and am just not organized enough to "make a list" or establish some sort of protocol to assign numbers to them. I have a stack of 40 or so that I have plugged into the network at various times over the last 3 or 4 years to move files around for "archive" purposes.
My Linksys router and Graphite Airport seem to manage OK. Ken -- 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
