on 30/01/03 00:03, Russell Holt at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi there, I'm new to this list.
>
> problem quick summary: occasional hardware ethernet address of "not
> applicable" in my Wallstreet 266.
>
> I just dug out this Wallstreet series II (266 MHz) that hasn't been
> used in a few years. It works well! Except for one little problem....
>
> I installed 9.2.1 on it, had it playing iTunes net radio on my cable
> modem connection (through a router). Worked well for a few weeks. Until
> I plugged it into a small 4 port 10/100 hub. So we have: cable modem ->
> router -> hub -> { wallstreet , dual 500 G4 }. Networking worked for a
> short period of time, then stopped: the TCP/IP control panel showed no
> DHCP info; clicking on the "info" button revealed a hardware address
> of.... "not applicable". argh. And hey, my dual 500 desktop - plugged
> into the hub also - can't access the net all of a sudden, either!
> (fixed by unplugging and replugging its ethernet cable into the hub)
> Tech Tool Deluxe showed no hardware problems. I got the powerbook to
> connect again a day or two later, and we're back with a hardware
> ethernet address, but I don't know what that problem was. Yeah. And
> today I was transferring files from the dual to the Wallstreet, and I
> left the wallstreet sitting there open and on, and after a while it
> fell asleep, and immediately my desktop lost its network connection
> (remember they are sharing the hub). What on earth is going on? Is the
> Wallstreet zapping my hub? Is the battery going bad? It holds a charge
> pretty well.
>
> I should mention that 1) this powerbook was repaired back in 1998
> (coffee spill) and 2) the battery gets disconnected sometimes when the
> case is flexed when on battery only - date reverts to 1976 (not 1904?).
> Any help would be appreciated. thanks
>
> -russell
>
> Russell Holt
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ http://www.holtorama.com/russell/
>
Not sure if it is similar, but sometimes, I have to reset my Linksys router,
as no computer will be able to access the internet. When I was on cable, I
also had many problems where my modem would "lose" its connection to the
cable company. That's the reason why I switched to DSL. So, I would suspect
your hub first, since both your PowerBook and your G4 seem to exhibit the
same problem at almost the same time...
-Laurent.
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