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From: jh34607@suntc.UUCP (john howell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacTCP Config?
Summary: Doesn't like my network net 192.0.0
Keywords: TCP/IP Mac MacTCP Config Ethernet Sun
Message-ID: <120@suntc.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 89 19:08:27 GMT
References: <118@suntc.UUCP>
Organization: Deere & Co. Technical Center, Moline,IL
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Thanks for the replies to my request on helping to configure MacTCP.
Unfortunately, no one had a solution, but I think I have narrowed in on
the problem.

In article <118@suntc.UUCP>, jh34607@suntc.UUCP (john howell) writes:
> I have a Mac ][ with an Apple Ethertalk card in it and ethertalk v1.1.
> I am directly connected to am ethernet using Class C addresses and I am
> trying to connect to a Sun w/ address 192.0.0.1.  My assigned address is
> 192.0.0.81.

Apparently MacTCP doesn't like the zero's in my net address.  If I
choose a address like 192.1.1.81 or 192.43.2.81, then MacTCP seems to
think it is ok.  If I use my real address of 192.0.0.81, MacTCP doesn't
seem to load and NCSA Telnet will quit trying to connect with MacTCP.

So, the dilema.  I can get MacTCP configured, but I can't talk to anyone
else, since everyone on my network is on 192.0.0.node and we don't have
any routers.

Question:  Is 192.0.0.81 a valid address?  I know you are not supposed to
use a node 0, but that isn't the case here.

John