Mac/Windows Mixed network

[Wain Allen, MD]

I am my own self-taught network builder and administrator.

I have 8 copies of FM on Ethernet via Appletalk and have FileMaker Pro Server 3.0. I would like to add a Windows machine via TCP to the same network. It appears I need to give and address to the server, but I cannot find a lot of information. Can I make up a number?? Can I steal one from my IP since my local network is not online? Is ther more to the connection than this?

Thanks for the help.

[BobWeaver]

You can create your own IP addresses as follows:

Suggestion:

Use non-routable IP addresses. Just in case you ever get connected to the internet, these addresses will just bounce off a router without going anywhere past your local network. Some non-routable addresses that you can use are any that begin 192.168...

Eg, 192.168.1.1, through 192.168.1.254

Rule:

You have to correctly set the subnet mask. For the address ranges above, the correct subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. If this is set incorrectly, the machines will not communicate.