Re: Configuring router for static IP address on LAN

Martin S Taylor <newsreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote
Yes, I can set the hard drive's IP address. It's also asking me for the
subnet mask and the default gateway. What are these, and how should I set
them?

Excellent! Subnet mask tells the machine which IP addresses are on the
local network, and Default Gateway is the IP address to send packets
to, to get _off_ the local network out to the wider world.

Hooray! That's all done, then.

Now, one more I need help with. I've discovered this hard drive is all
firmwared up to use Windoze to a far greater extent than I was led to
believe.

I can access it on the LAN by clicking Network (in a Finder window) and
selecting the Workgroup name. I get a dialog asking me to "Select the
SMB/CIFS shared volume you want to connect to."

But I *can't* access it on the LAN by typing in its IP address under "Connect
to Server...". I just get "The server may not exist or may not be operational
at this time."

try "smb://192.168.x.x" rather than just the IP address ;)
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Jon B
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<http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
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