If that's the way you go, use that link I provided before, for initial
setup. You may find that you're missing a file or update, or setting, that
would allow these to be "seen" [presuming you mean in Network Neighborhood].

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"pjp" wrote in message
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| Went to dynamic as that's what everything sortta seemed to "expect" and as
| I'd never used a router before that seemed easiest as first try. As it
| worked, figured leave as is though it appears if I want a server to be
| "seen" I'll have to assign a static ip to that pc.
|
| "Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
| ...
| Why did you feel the need to switch from Static to Dynamic IPs? I run
all
| my
| home network devices an Static IPs. Of course, I leave DHCP enabled,
just
| in
| case. Yes, you can leave DHCP enabled and still use Static IPs, whether
| they
| are in the DHCP range or not.
|
| --
| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
| www.grystmill.com
|
| "pjp" wrote in message
| ...
| Asked for little advice awhile ago so thought I'd update how sat dish
| install etc. went.
|
| If you remember, I have 8 pc's all networked via a switch. They all
run
| both
| Netbuie and TCP/IP. I know Netbuie's not required but it's there for
| historical reasons with File and Print sharing bound only to that
| protocol.
| The TCP/IP protocol used fixed IPs mainly to facilitate one of the pcs
| on
| the network acting as a dialup proxy server, using PCAnywhere, some
| in-house
| gaming and the like.
|
| Along comes this high speed internet sat dish. Therefore purchased a 4
| port
| router. Before dish was installed, I connected router to pcs and
| existing
| switch. Change router to not assign ips electing to keep them static.
| All
| existed as before.
|
| Guy comes with dish. All he knew how to do was connect Sat modem to a
| solitary pc running XP!!! Turned out was more luck than anything he
even
| knew where dialog box was to change from static back to dynamic under
XP
| and
| stated no clue at all about 98SE. He was totally confused by fact I
have
| a
| second nic in the XP pc and obviously knew nothing about basic
| networking
| at
| all.
|
| In any case, I come home to cables disconnected, router/switch
| unpowered,
| cables off back of pc etc. etc.
|
| So here's how it went down and all's now working.
|
| Take router and plug into modem on WAN port.
| Take a laptop, plug into router, call up setup, change to dynamic ips.
| Change laptop accordingly also. Reboot both.
| Router comes alive, screen shows it's acguiring lease etc. and in a
| moment
| there's IPs etc. (seen via browser on laptop)
| Laptop immediately can connect and surf. It has a dynamic ip in range
of
| router.
| Plug other pcs into router directly or leave in switch and connect
| switch
| to
| router.
| For every other pc (98SE or XP) change to Dynamic IP, insure "Never
| connect
| ..." under connections is set and clear out Proxy server info.
| As each pc rebooted, it got a dynamic IP address and immediately could
| use
| the sat connection.
|
| Blimy, I hate paying people good money to find out they know even less
| than
| I do when I feel I know so little myself
|
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