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Re: Static IP not working under mac os X



In article <B87CE97C.20BC%x1728@hotmail.com>,
 Mitch Bicquet <x1728@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Ive got a router linking my 3 macs to my DSL modem.
> It can sevre as a DHCP server if I want.
> Under mac OS 9, I was able to select "configure manually" my IP adress and
> set it to 192.168.1.2 3 and 4 for each computer and put 192.168.1.1 as a
> router, and the mask as 255.255.255.0
> 
> Under mac os x, it doesn�t work. It cant find the network, and I need to
> select "using DHCP" (then everything works fine, but I cant be sure which
> adress each mac gets and that�s annoying.
> 
> Do you know a way to activate static IP or to set up a DHCP client ID to
> make sure each mac gets the same adress each time it boots up?
> 
> thanks
> 
> 
> Mitch Bicquet
> x1728nospam@hotmail.com
> remove the "nospam" from my email address to write me
> 

Why cannot you either use Apple System Profiler or go into your TCP/IP 
control panel on each machine and view the IP address there?