Can't connect

fred-bloggs,

A good suggestion though DHCP would have no bearing unless the
router were handling more than one PC or the router were for
some ungodly reason assigning random IP numbers to the only PC
connected? ;-)

If Mike has a LAN running, then static IP assignment is
recommended, though not absolutely required, so that the router
keeps the right port assignments with the right PC.

I use dynamic addressing in my 3 PC LAN and usually run MX only
on one PC (although on occasion two PCs). Typically, one
machine runs here 24/7, so it's IP remains the same from the
router, 192.168.1.100. The others are assigned 101 and 102 in
the order they are turned on (which is also reasonably constant,
as one is a portable). Unexpected things happen though, and
every once in a while the main machine will come up second, if
rebooting while two are running. It's easy to notice and simple
to fix by calling up the router admin page and switching port
numbers between the machines. No reboot nor restart of MX is
necessary.

I don't have any reason for operating this way except extreme
laziness;-0)

BJ