Re: [NTLK] Desperately seeking connection (MessagePad 2100)

From: David Neale <david.neale_at_telenet.be>
Date: Fri Feb 20 2009 - 19:00:20 EST

Thank you, Rick, for your reply.

I have followed your suggestion and changed the Local IP Address to
192.168.0.100, leaving the Primary DNS/Name Server Address as it was
(that's the IP address of the Apple Airport).

Unfortunately, the problems remain unchanged.

David

On 20 Feb 2009, at 23:51, Riccardo Mori wrote:

> What seems wrong to me in this setup is the mismatch between the Local
> IP Address and the Gateway/Router Address -- they appear to be on two
> different subnetworks, 10.0.x.x and 192.168.x.x. To have the Newton
> attempt a connection to the internet, its local IP address must be in
> the same subnet of the router. Therefore, if the router's IP address
> in your home network is actually 192.168.0.129, I think you should try
> giving the Newton an IP address like 192.168.0.x, where x can be a
> number in the 1-254 range.
>
>> (I have no idea what must be entered in Primary DNS/Name Server
>> Address.)
>
> If the router's IP address is actually that one, I'd leave the DNS/
> Name server address just like you set it.
>
> Hope this helps a bit.
>
> Cheers,
> Rick
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