on 29/01/05 00:58, Catherine Burnett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just got a new 12" G4 iBook with Airport Extreme yesterday, was sort > of an upgrade/sidegrade trade-in from my old 12" Powerbook, the > original 867mhz, which also had Airport Extreme. > > But it never threw my wired G3 Powermac offline when using the > internet, or while trying to transfer files! If I try and connect to > my G3, it will somehow disconnect it from the router, and I'll have to > reboot my router from the iBook to get it back on! Sometimes it'll > disconnect it quickly, sometimes I'll be able to transfer some files > over. Seems to be worse when the G3 is booted into Panther than in > Jaguar. > > Why can't they be friends? I've had computers fight over the available > bandwidth before, but that was before I fixed a setting in the router, > and as soon as one machine would stop transmitting/receiving data, the > other could connect to the internet and do what it needed to do. But > my G3 can't even ping the router, even though it's directly connected > to it, when this happens. > > Any idea why, and how I can fix this to get my files transferred? >
What kind of router do you have? I have a Snow AirPort Base Station (802.11b) and I have 3 laptops with AirPort Extreme cards plus one desktop with an 802.11g card and I've never experienced what you describe. Hence my question... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fiber-seeking backhoe: [common among backbone ISP personnel] Any of a genus of large, disruptive machines which routinely cut critical backbone links, creating Internet outages and packet over air problems. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
