Thanks for the response. I guess sometime in the distant future I'll have to fiddle with things to get it to behave -- OS X 10.2.3 is pretty good but there are *many* quirks which need fixing before it is as slick as XP Pro or OS 9 (most of my web browsing happens on a LAN so dialup is only really to do e-mail and some very light-duty info checking).
What I have problems with is that Classic will go into a huff if Entourage or Outlook Express try to check e-mail while OS X is not connected (I don't allow OS X to auto-connect anymore b/c otherwise I'd *always* be logged into the ISP). They'll try to auto-connect and then start throwing up the error DNS not responding. I have to restart Classic for either app to be able to check e-mail again. Ah well, in some respects OS X 10.2.3 should still be classed as 'advanced' beta software. L8r, Eric. on 9/2/03 3:42 PM, Patrick Lum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have had the auto dialup working in OS X. I am not sure its > reliability at this point. But I did notice that there are many options > to mess this up in the Network System Preference. In the location of > choice, I chose Network Port Configurations from the "show" pull down > menu. The I clicked and dragged the modem to the top of the list. When > trying to find a connection, OS X check for these connections in order. > > Also, in the PPP options (while similarly "showing" internal modem) I > had to check the "Connect Automatically When Needed" box. > > If I made any sense, I hope this helps someone. I love the G-List! > > On Sunday, February 9, sombody wrote: > >> OS X is truly a LAN-ready OS. Dialup BITES (especially the fact that >> you cannot have 'automatic' connect going b/c it doesn't seem that OS >> X honours internet app requests for web access while off-line (in OS 9 >> the OS would simply dial when PPP was needed... doesn't seem like OS X >> does this, even when I have the settings active)). -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
