Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Internet, Networking, and Wireless
OS X Networking and Internet Sharing
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ciphex" data-source="post: 21339"><p>Hey guys.</p><p>Got an odd situation here and am wondering if anyone knows what i should do.</p><p></p><p>Try to follow as this is an odd setup.</p><p></p><p>I have a cable modem connection.</p><p></p><p>That Connection runs to a router which has 3 ports in use. (1) is an uplink to a hub off of which there are two windows boxes. (2) runs to a windows box....</p><p>(---begin important part----)</p><p>... and (3) runs to my closest router which i have setup with the first slot set to be an uplink slot which the line runs into. then in the second slot is my OS X machine. in the 3rd slot is yet another winblows box.</p><p></p><p>follow me so far?</p><p></p><p>now this closest router has DHCP turned off and seems to be functioning like a switch as my mac is being assigned an IP by the main router.</p><p></p><p>however the windows box in the slot next to my mac's connection on the close router is not functioning on the network.</p><p></p><p>I am wondering if i can use internet sharing or what to make the windows box work also.</p><p>It works fine if the closest router is functioning like a router... but i don't want it to because of problems that arise from me having multiple DHCP servers between my mac and the net... specifically port forwarding issues and speed concerns.</p><p></p><p>Anyone feeling brave?</p><p></p><p>~John</p><p></p><p>Addendum - The wilblows box that is not functioning is running Win2000. My Mac is running 10.3.2 and is totally current.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ciphex, post: 21339"] Hey guys. Got an odd situation here and am wondering if anyone knows what i should do. Try to follow as this is an odd setup. I have a cable modem connection. That Connection runs to a router which has 3 ports in use. (1) is an uplink to a hub off of which there are two windows boxes. (2) runs to a windows box.... (---begin important part----) ... and (3) runs to my closest router which i have setup with the first slot set to be an uplink slot which the line runs into. then in the second slot is my OS X machine. in the 3rd slot is yet another winblows box. follow me so far? now this closest router has DHCP turned off and seems to be functioning like a switch as my mac is being assigned an IP by the main router. however the windows box in the slot next to my mac's connection on the close router is not functioning on the network. I am wondering if i can use internet sharing or what to make the windows box work also. It works fine if the closest router is functioning like a router... but i don't want it to because of problems that arise from me having multiple DHCP servers between my mac and the net... specifically port forwarding issues and speed concerns. Anyone feeling brave? ~John Addendum - The wilblows box that is not functioning is running Win2000. My Mac is running 10.3.2 and is totally current. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Internet, Networking, and Wireless
OS X Networking and Internet Sharing
Top