My network consists of exactly two nodes: a Mac mini with OS X 10.5.8 and an
Apple II with Contiki.
I used these settings for the Mac:
IP address: 169.254.2.2
Netmask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 169.254.2.1
DNS: 169.254.2.2
My Mac mini is not running a name server.
Now the Apple II with Contiki (and ADTPro) gets very similar settings:
IP address: 169.254.2.3
Netmask: 255.255.0.0
Gateway: 169.254.2.1
DNS: 169.254.2.2
You should know that gateway is the IP address of a router used for
connecting to another network. In my case, I'm using a crossover Ethernet
cable to directly link the two machines, so there is no router.
Since my network doesn't have a router, the gateway address doesn't matter,
so I just set it to the "first address", 169.254.2.1, of the subnet, then
make the Mac mini x.x.x.2, and the Apple II x.x.x.3.
The subnet mask is used to determine which IP packets should be sent to the
gateway. Likewise, when there's no gateway (router), then the subnet really
doesn't matter, so you may as well set it to 255.255.0.0.
In summary: you should very well be able to use the same settings on the
Apple II as with the Macintosh, excepting that the IP address should be + or
- 1.
..However, if you network environment is any more complicated than mine,
then you will have to follow more of the rules. Other posters to this
newsgroup should help you out there.
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