http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/88324-running-fm-server-in-ad-hoc-network-no-internet/
Hello, great people of 360works. Thanks again for making mirrorsync awesome.
I posted to the FM Server forum about using FM on a Mac ad hoc network, but thought I'd cross post here because it's really about mirror sync, or my desire to setup asynchronous sync without internet. This seems to be square with what would make mirrorsync even more awesome - being able to work completely offline in field environments (archaeology, for example) - and that's exactly what we're doing.
I am sure you've dealt with this before, so I thought reaching out to the source would be worth a shot.
Details in the other post, but some more details here:
Goal: Run Filemaker in ad hoc network without internet access (WAN). Be able to run FMSA/MirrorSync to sync, using MacBook Pro as server.
The Setup: Mac running FMPA 12, network created from this mac. Other macs and iPads connected to this network.
The Problem: The iPads may not be on same IP address range, nor have static/reliable addresses.
The Proposed Solution: Set static router address and NAT out a range of addresses for the attached devices (10.0.1.1, with a range of addresses like 10.0.1.7)
The Question: How to do this on a MacBook without a router? We do have Airport Express we could use (See suggestions below) but it'd be ideal to avoid this, since we're looking to build a solution that'll work in a mixed PC/Mac/iPad environment.
Any suggestions/solutions are gratefully accepted. FWIW, we're Portfolio Bundle customers (UC Berkeley).
Thank you...
Michael
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