Re: Synching MoneyDance

[email protected] wrote:
> My laptop is hard wired and I'm sharing the internet wirelessly with my iphone, which means I*think*  they are not considered on the same network.

I haven't been following the previous discussion, but in general this 
statement is correct. Connection sharing creates another level of NAT, 
and each such level is a new private network.

This is not essential, but it's the way it works on Windows and probably 
Mac too. There would be additional security and performance issues to 
address if it weren't. Technically the laptop is acting as a router 
rather than a switch. A switch is a pass-through device which would 
enable the wireless device to be part of the same network. But a switch 
is subject to much more stringent timing requirements than a router, and 
a software implementation such as used in connection sharing generally 
can't meet those requirements.

The usual solution nowadays is to replace the wired-only router with a 
wireless router. AFAIK all wireless routers -- certainly most -- have 
wired (Ethernet 100BaseT) ports as well. With prices easily under $40, 
connection sharing is only worth the effort when that isn't an option 
for other reasons.

Edward
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