Not so strange considering the ages of the TCP/IP stacks involved. 1) DHCP works best for the Amiga in my experience (well static never worked) and although I can't connect to my Win 7 PC, I print across my network to 2 different printers, and access the net easily. 2) I've had a perfect experience with the ZuniDigital ZR301F Wireless Bridge/Router/Range extender. NewEgg sells them in the mid-thirty range and I have 3 placed around the house. One is in my office on a 5 port switch handling 5 devices.