[Neo.cmg]

Last Saturday, I purchased a black MacBook and upgraded the RAM to 2GB. I use a WEP 128-bit key encrypted Linksys WRT54G wireless router connected to a DSL modem for the MacBook's wireless connection. For some reason, whenever I put the computer to sleep and wake it the wireless router increments the IP address sequence and assigns it to the MacBook.

This has never happened with any of the other Macs I have used with this router which include a dual 1GHz G4 Quicksilver PowerMac and a 1.67Ghz G4 PowerBook. Normally, upon waking these other Macs from sleep they will retain the same IP address which they had as there are no other IP requests to the router. This is the behavior I would expect. However, with the MacBook a problem arises wherein port forwarding needs to be reset every time the MacBook wakes from sleep, since it is assigned a new IP address.

I have installed and setup a Windows XP Pro SP2 Virtual Machine via Parallels. I'm not sure why I mention that, but I have my suspicions that this software may be the culprit. Has anyone experienced anything similar, or have a better idea of how to resolve this issue?

Thanks.

[Hi I'm Ben]

Originally Posted by Neo.cmg

I have installed and setup a Windows XP Pro SP2 Virtual Machine via Parallels. I'm not sure why I mention that, but I have my suspicions that this software may be the culprit. Has anyone experienced anything similar, or have a better idea of how to resolve this issue?

Thanks.

I believe it's Parallels. I know when mine was trying repair its connection it jumped my IP one block. I started at .100 i'm now at .111

[craigb6]

You could just use a fixed IP address, it's really easy to do it through a web browser with the WRT54G.

[Neo.cmg]

Originally Posted by craigb6

You could just use a fixed IP address, it's really easy to do it through a web browser with the WRT54G.

What happens if you have more than one device connecting to the router? For example say the MacBook itself and an XBox 360. Will the router no longer dynamically provide an IP address for the XBox if a static IP address is used for the MacBook?

Is this an issue that the parallels development team are aware of with the release candidate, or is this functionality needed for the software?


Thanks.

[brokenjago]

I'm pretty sure that you can assign specific IP addresses using each device's MAC address, and the rest will be automatically configured.

(I have this router, by the way)

[ghporter]

This is plainly NOT a MacBook issue-it's a Networking issue. Please make sure you post in the right forum.