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Date:	Sun, 9 Mar 2003 08:04:38 PST8
From:	Harry Chris Motin <hmotin@attglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	SCOUG Help <scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: LAN, TCPIP and Router Setup

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I'm seeking help from anyone who has a LAN and a hardware router with
their OS/2 setup, or anyone who may be able to help me on such issues.

I'm trying to setup my OS/2 TCPIP configuration, using a static IP
address for the computer. Normally, the router dynamically assigns IP
addresses to the devices/computers on the LAN, but you can set it up
such that it will recognize an already assigned, static IP on a device.
My problem is that the router does not recognize (does not see) this
computer as a device on the LAN. I have 3 computers connected to the
LAN. The router sees the 2 Windows computers (on the "Attached Devices"
page of the router's settings notebook), but it does not see this one
(the OS/2 computer). I can successfully ping the router from this
computer. I can successfully ping either of the other 2 computers from
this one (the ping goes through the router to those computers). I can
successfully see and share files between computers (using NetBeui). But
as far as the router is concerned, this computer is not an attached
device.

I believe that I correctly set up the router (in its settings notebook)
to recognize this computer. My feeling is that the problem is with a
incorrect TCPIP setup on the computer. Could the problem be a broadcast
issue? That is, shouldn't this computer broadcast its IP address to the
router (isn't that correct)? How do I set up TCPIP to have the computer
broadcast it's static IP address to the router? Any help in this area is
muchly appreciated. 90% of TCPIP is still a mystery to me.

Thanks for any help.
HCM

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