[Ti] Cross Platform Networking

[Chris Olson]

On Nov 28, 2004, at 1:08 PM, Sambouka wrote:

> - Home PC connected to a DSL line broadcasting a wireless network 
> through Airport Express
> - 2 PowerBooks
> - 1 PC Laptop
> -  Another Airport Express to amplify the signal.

I don't understand this.  So you got the home PC connected to the DSL 
modem on one ethernet interface, with a second ethernet interface 
hooked to the AirPort Express, and then you're using internet sharing 
on the PC?  Or you got the AirPort Express hooked to the DSL modem, and 
all machines are wireless?  I assume the second situation.

The first thing to check is your workgroup name if you have Windows 
PC's involved.  To change it in Mac OS X, go to /Applications/Utilities 
and open the Directory Access application.  Click to authenticate, then 
highlight the SMB option and click on the Configure button.  You'll see 
where to change the workgroup name.  Using SMB (Windows networking 
protocol), no machine will see any other unless they're on the same 
workgroup.  On Windows I think you right click on My Computer and 
select properties or something like that to find it.  It'll make you 
reboot if you change the workgroup name - typical Windows stuff.

The next thing to make certain of is that all machines are on the same 
subnet.  If your AirPort Express is using IP 10.0.0.1 (default), then 
all machines on the network must have IP addresses of 10.0.0.x.

Beyond that, it should "just work"
--
Chris