That will be why then, its secondary device, I cant seem to make it assign IP's however automatically if it is the primary, my router is currently assigning IP's and the time machine is in 'bridge mode'
I tried to turn off DHCP in the netgear DG 834G settings and told the TC to assin IP's but it doesnt seem to work ?
Do i have to reserve an I.P address in I.P. setup on the netgear and manually assign an IP address for the TM ?
EDIT: Tried that and the TC is reporting Double NAT error, how do I stop my netgear interfearing with the TC on assigning IP's ?