[P1] Connecting iBook to Wintel machine / ethernet

[Michael Adams]

Joost van de Griek wrote:

>>Look for the address, remember this, type it into the "Connect to Server"
>>window and _hopefully_ you'll be away laughing.
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>
>That is assuming the PC's and Mac's IP networking have been configured. Out
>of the box, both Macs and PC's are configured for DHCP addressing, so if
>they are not on a network with a DHCP server, they will not be configured
>correctly.
>
>To do so, give them both (distinct) IP addresses in the same subnet
>(192.168.1.xxx addresses are often used, with xxx being a number anywhere
>between 1 and 254), with subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
>  
>

IIRC, without a DHCP server Windows and OS X will choose their own 
address, but i can't quite remember what the address is (169.x.x.x I 
think). Basically, what I'm trying to say is that it _may_ work without 
a DHCP server. Try it and find out I guess.

--Michael.