Are you trying to communicate between the two Macs using TCP/IP? Would AppleTalk work as well? In the Network Preferences panel, there are separate tabs for TCP/IP and AppleTalk, and separate settings for enabling and disabling Built-in Ethernet for each. If you configure things to use AppleTalk for computer-to-computer communications, you should be able to configure TCP/IP to use your dial-up line and thus resolve your problem.
I'm not 100% certain of this, because I have a different setup and don't use dialup any more. But I recommend experimenting with various settings in Network prefs to see if you can't find a configuration that works. On or near 12/21/02 10:28 AM, Bryan Harris at [EMAIL PROTECTED] observed: > > >>> I recently connected another Mac to mine via ethernet. Now 'rage runs my >>> Send & Receive All schedule even though I'm not connected to the internet (I >>> connect via modem), which is annoying because it errors and beeps every time >>> it tries to connect to the mail server. Apparently connecting to a network >>> makes 'rage believe that it's got an internet connection. Has anyone seen >>> this? Is there a fix? >>> >>> (Pismo 500, OS X 10.2.2, 640 MB RAM) > > > Hi, Mickey, > >> Have you tried selecting Entourage -> Work Offline? > > That certainly is an option, though not really what I want. I only want it > to try to connect if I'm dialed up, and I'd rather not have to de/reselect > Work Offline all the time. It used to work under OS 9. I'm really > surprised that this has not come up before, doesn't anyone else dial-up for > the internet but still have an ethernet network? > > >> I know that there is an option to run the schedule "Only if connected" if >> you open it in Tools -> Schedules. This only reads if your modem is >> connected or not. > > Yes, I have it checked (it's been checked the whole time). > > >> So, try enabling this option, then open System >> Preferences from the Dock or the Apple Menu, then open Network Preferences. >> Change "Show" to "Network Port Configurations". Uncheck Built-in Ethernet, >> then click OK. I'm not sure if this will disable your other connection; if >> so, re-check it, then choose "Internal Modem" under "Show". > > Unchecking "Built-in Ethernet" wipes out my ability to connect to the other > Mac. And just leaving the Network Preference pane showing the Internal > Modem doesn't work. Any other suggestions? > > Out of curiosity, does 'rage ask the OS if it's connected to the internet, > or does it work through its own logic? > > TIA. > > - B > -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
