Thanks Scott, everything is using DHCP. Unfortunately, I don't think the router supports dhcp reservations, but it's an excellent thought.
Dónal On 21 Jun 2010, at 15:05, Scott Howell wrote: > Anne, > > Like you, I also have a number of Macs and iPhones connected to the wireless > network and I am not or have not experienced any problems. > I am curious if all of the machines on the network are configured to use dhcp > or a mix of dhcp and static. It should not matter, but if using dhcp and if > it is possible, I would use dhcp reservations to ensure each machine gets the > same address. This is sort of like static, but yet new machines can get > addresses. > Just a thought from my perspective, which may be of little benefit. :) > On Jun 21, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> Hello Dónal, >> >> We regularly have 4 or 5 Macs connected to our wifi network and never have >> the problems you describe. >> >> We have an Airport Extreme and an Airport Express with the Airport Extreme >> connected via ethernet to our modem-router. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:14 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Just wondering if anyone has encountered this one. I have three macs at >>> home, and when any two of them are on, and trying to use the wifi router, >>> the entire thing falls over. >>> >>> Any of several things happen: >>> 1. one of the machines cannot connect to the network; >>> 2. the router itself drops connectivity to the broadband service provider. >>> >>> I don't think it's an issue with the number of machines, as connecting a >>> mac and a windows machine (or two) doesn't cause this. >>> >>> Anyone any ideas? >>> >>> Dónal >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
