Yes the IP addresses are grouped for wireless and "not Wireless".
>David may be LANing down on the job,
>
>If you check the IP/LAN grouping for the wireless device compared to
>the wired devices I think you'll find they are different.
>
>BTW, LAN grouping in a group of 4 would be based on the Subnet Mask,
>255.255.252.0, a smaller number gives a wider LAN range.
>it would have a typical router address of 69.118.1.1 and the IP
>range (LAN group) for this would be:
>69.118.1.1 to 68.118.4.255
>
>So if the FMS is in this range of IP but the Wireless device isn't
>then the wireless device cannot see the FMS computer as LOCAL and is
>not discoverable by Bonjour.
>
>_______________
>Regards,
>Jimmy Jones
>FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
>LAN group is my term for this range of IP addresses. There is
>probably a scientific name for it but ???
>
>
>On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:12 PM, David McQueen wrote:
>
>>I went back down to the client's today. The offending machine would
>>not see the host. I entered the IP address for the host in the
>>favorites section and then it was able to see the host and the file.
>>
>>So the problem is solved but it still does not tell me why only one
>>machine had this problem. Oh well, one problem at a time.
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>This is a small peer to peer network that has been in operation
>>>through various upgrades since 2001.
>>>
>>>I just added a new Mac mini to the mix. This is the newest model,
>>>bottom end, running Snow Leopard with FileMaker Pro 10. This
>>>machine has been turned into the host for the system. It has all
>>>of the system upgrades and FileMaker Pro upgrades applied.
>>>
>>>The previous host was a first generation Intel Mac MIni.
>>>
>>>MIx of machines:
>>>
>>>New Mac Mini
>>>First generation Intel Mac Mini
>>>Two Intel MacBooks
>>>One G4 iBook.
>>>
>>>The system has been running on a mix of FileMaker Pro 8.0 and 8.5.
>>>
>>>The two MInis are hard wired ethernet and the laptops access the
>>>database over wireless.
>>>
>>>The machines can connect to the new Mini using "Open Remote" with
>>>the exception of the G4 iBook. There is one Intel laptop that
>>>could not be tested today. So to be clear, three of four machines
>>>are connected.
>>>
>>>The problem machine is running OS X 10.4.11. The FileMaker
>>>version is 8.0. This has been updated to v3 as one of the
>>>attempts to get the two to talk to each other.
>>>
>>>The problem machine can connect to the net, so it is getting
>>>access to the network.
>>>
>>>Prior to doing the install, I tested FMP 8.0 client to FMp 10 host
>>>here and had no trouble connecting.
>>>
>>>Any thoughts here are appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Dave
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>>>David A. McQueen
>>>LICHEN Software
>>>Barrie, ON, Canada
>>>705-720-9022
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>>LICHEN Software
>>Barrie, ON, Canada
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