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by rsears 2 views

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I have a W2K server configured as a DHCP server and a router to the Internet for my network, it also has services for Macintosh installed and working; all PC clients can connect to the Internet through it. I also have a MAC client (OS 8.x) that I would like to connect to it getting it?s IP from the DHCP server. What steps do I need to perform on the MAC so that I can accomplish this goal? The MAC is currently configured with AppleTalk. Can I continue to use this protocol so that my printing andAppleTalk volumes work? Or should I stop using it and use TCP/IP only? I am not much of a MAC expert so be as explicit as possible. I have tried to configure my MAC to obtain an IP from the DHCP server but every time it locks up on me. What am I doing wrong? Help!

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by dchoe

You need to use ethernet or tcpip. And I think there is a setting to get ip from server.

by curious_george

You can run both protocols (AppleTalk and TCP/IP) simultanteously. You can also encapsulate AppleTalk inside of TCP/IP.

Just configure the MAC to DHCP like you would with NT.

The only thing you did not mention was whether your DHCP scheme usesNAT for access to the internet for clients or a proxy server, but the configuration of web browsers is the only concern here and I assume you can figure it out based upon you NT browser Config.

That's it - very, very simple.

by sdm

I think Answer 2 is fine. Another solution since it looks like you are talking about only 1 Mac, would be to set it manually. On the DHCP server set a reservation or exclusion for an IP. On the Mac set this IP manually and the IP Gateway to the internet. This would not be the way to do it if you are talking about many Macs.

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