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Old 03-28-2004, 01:41 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally posted by JohnnyRoyale
To see if your using it, check the network properties for TCP/IP. If the machines (windows) says something like "Obtain an IP address automatically", and their won't be an address entered in the TCP/IP settings. If you don't have DHCP, the address will be entered manualy.
Don't the windows OS-es automatically assign themselves an IP when none is entered and there is no DHCP? Somehow I remember that being the case, but I don't think that's the situation here.

Smackre: if it just works by plugging it in, don't mess with it, there is no way to make it work 'better' by fiddling with DHCP. (big chance: you already have it set up that way). DHCP can only make things work that didn't before, it can't make things work 'better'.

The only other thing DHCP can do is make a network "maintenance easy" (by administering IP addresses for you) but I don't see how ->
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Originally posted by Smackre
I got it working by just pluging it in
that could be made any easier.....

Just leave it the way it is is my advice!
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