At 11:56 PM -0700 9/21/08, Michael Faiaz wrote: >I have a g4 ibook. I have ordered an airport card but until it >arrives, I am trying to use the eithernet connection. When I try it >the system says "Eithernet not plugged in" but when I plug the same >eithernet cable into another MAC, it works fine! > >Any ideas?
Dead Ethernet card? Without more details about how long you've had the iBook, if the Ethernet ever worked before, what other kinds of research and/or equipment testing you've already done on your own, etc., etc., etc., it's pretty hard to say. Sigh. I have a buggy Ethernet connection on my IBM ThinkPad, the source of which I have learned is likely a known weakness of that particular model (the rear USB port and Ethernet port are together on a card that generally did not get enough solder to keep it in place; the USB port is buggy, too). Is the jack on your iBook loose or wobbly? For that matter, did you check your Network software to see if the Ethernet port is on? As I said, etc., etc. Carl -- ********** Carl Freire cfreire /[EMAIL PROTECTED] ix.netcom.com Tokyo, Japan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's G-Books list, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
