Internet access

I had some trouble with Internet access initially, but I expected that since I already have a two computer network with a Linksys 4-port router. I initially just connected the iBook to the router with a cable before I did the registration thing when first turning it on. However, I forgot about the DHCP settings on the router - my LAN is set up with static IP addresses and the DHCP function is turned off on the router. I didn't manage to fix it for the initial registration, so it saved the info to send later. I finally sorted the router settings, and later connected the Airport Extreme base station. That took more fiddling, and I settled on giving it a static assignment on my LAN and letting it use DHCP for the wireless clients. I also changed it's IP assignment scheme to use the same IP subnet as my router, and things seem okay. However, I cannot get sharing with the Windows machines going yet. I managed to turn on FTP on the iBook and FTPed in from my PC to upload my Mozilla bookmarks.html file to my home folder. Safari help said I'd missed my chance at importing my bookmarks, as it does this the first time you start it. However, I didn't have anything else installed anyhow. I grabbed Mozilla for OS X and used it to import my bookmarks file. I then poked around my home folder figuring that there should be at least a Safari settings file I could delete to make it think I hadn't run it yet. Indeed, there was a Safari plist file, and much to my surprise, it opens in the Property List Editor! And what to my wondering eyes should appear, but a setting named "NetscapeAndMozillaFavoritesWereImported". I set it to "no", saved it, then opened Safari. It imported the bookmarks from Mozilla in the background. My first OS X hack!

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