If this is a tired subject covered by several threads, I apologize for bringing it up again. I'm new to this forum :dummy: and couldn't find the answer to my question via a search.
I've got two Macs on a Windows network. The old 466 Clamshell (what a trooper of a laptop this thing is!) doesn't have Airport so it's plugged in to my router via Ethernet. The second Mac is a G4 Powerbook via Airport. Aside from the host (XP desktop Ethernet thru a Linksys router hooked to FIOS) I have a Windows ME desktop, an XP laptop, and a Linksys wireless media player. The network is WEP encrypted.
If I set all devices to auto TCP/IP using DHCP, I have full connectivity with all devices as well as internet access.
The problem arises when I try to assign static IPs to all devices. To simplify my sharing from device to device, it helps me to have a fixed IP address for each device (and my media player works much better) I can therefore put network shortcuts on my desktop, for instance.
What happens is when I try to set up manually, or use DHCP with a manual IP address (using the same subnet and router addresses) I get network connectivity, but no internet connectivity. This occurs with both the wireless Powerbook and the wired iBook, so it's not a wireless or Airport issue. The Airport thinks I'm connected to the internet, btw. I'm guessing that this is a Host computer Firewall issue (exceptions?), but I don't know.
If I revert back to automatic DHCP for the Macs, I immediately get internet connectivity again. Does PPPoE have anything to do with this?
If I can't resolve this, I'll just keep the Macs on DHCP with dynamic IPs. Problem is, eventually they'll grab my wife's (PC laptop user) static IP & she won't have internet access. She refuses to learn anything about any of this, so guess who has to drop everything when that happens?
Thanks in advance!
J.P.
I've got two Macs on a Windows network. The old 466 Clamshell (what a trooper of a laptop this thing is!) doesn't have Airport so it's plugged in to my router via Ethernet. The second Mac is a G4 Powerbook via Airport. Aside from the host (XP desktop Ethernet thru a Linksys router hooked to FIOS) I have a Windows ME desktop, an XP laptop, and a Linksys wireless media player. The network is WEP encrypted.
If I set all devices to auto TCP/IP using DHCP, I have full connectivity with all devices as well as internet access.
The problem arises when I try to assign static IPs to all devices. To simplify my sharing from device to device, it helps me to have a fixed IP address for each device (and my media player works much better) I can therefore put network shortcuts on my desktop, for instance.
What happens is when I try to set up manually, or use DHCP with a manual IP address (using the same subnet and router addresses) I get network connectivity, but no internet connectivity. This occurs with both the wireless Powerbook and the wired iBook, so it's not a wireless or Airport issue. The Airport thinks I'm connected to the internet, btw. I'm guessing that this is a Host computer Firewall issue (exceptions?), but I don't know.
If I revert back to automatic DHCP for the Macs, I immediately get internet connectivity again. Does PPPoE have anything to do with this?
If I can't resolve this, I'll just keep the Macs on DHCP with dynamic IPs. Problem is, eventually they'll grab my wife's (PC laptop user) static IP & she won't have internet access. She refuses to learn anything about any of this, so guess who has to drop everything when that happens?
Thanks in advance!
J.P.