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From: Josiah Jenkins 
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Subject: Re: Help with Network Settings in 6.06, Puleeez !
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:21:49 +0000
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Whilst perusing Usenet on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:54:37 +0000, I read
these words from Moog  :
>Josiah Jenkins wrote:
>
>> DNS . . . . Is there anything needs to go in here ?
>> DNS Servers 
>> Search Domains 
>
>DNS Servers
>192.168.1.1 (or whatever your router IP is)
>
>Search Domain
>It's good form to enter the name of your network such as "HOME"
>or "josiah.local"....whatever you've previously used in your windows set
>up. It will possibly pick this up automatically when it is pointed to the
>correct DNS Server
>
>As already stated by other good folk, why not go DHCP?

I did try it but as it didn't pick up a connection,
I suppose I stuck with what I was comfortable
with. I've never used DHPC on a network.
>
>The vast majority of your settings will be picked up for you. 
>
>Static IP is like peeling an orange with a chainsaw.

A gentle touch and a lot of finesse ?

Got it working now and it appears to be OK.

Thanks for the info.

-- jjj
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