is there a way to change the way mini athenticates

[Amra]

You should be able to use static ip#'s along with DHCP in your router setup. You can have your friends create another setup in their network connections just for your use with your router.

Not sure how to fix the other problem. Some kind of interal ip fowarding program I guess. Or let them access the DB to change the ip.

[kc7wzl]

I would like to set up static IP but the boss man said no way. I am not able to change any core network setting ( it was hard enough to get them to let me set this up.. )

the other problem would still there even if the IP's went static.. is that no body is assined a cubical it is first come first serve so if even I had static IP's there would be people playing other peoples toon's..

[Angelox]

Read through this forum , and you'll find some solutions to your problem