At 11:45 AM -0700 9/18/04, Rick Barrett wrote: >B&W G3 450, Panther. My internal modem failed, replaced it with new one from a fellow >swapper. Now about one time in four after it dials it just goes "beep, beep, beep..." >instead of the usual bizarre connection sounds. Beeping will continue forever while >"Connecting" scrolls across the menubar. Sometimes it responds to the "Disconnect" >command from either Internet Connect or the menubar, sometimes the disconnect command >is dimmed and the only way to get out of this situation seems to be to restart. Even >Force Quitting everything doesn't do a thing for this, so I just sigh and restart. >There must be a better way. What am I missing? >Rick
Have you tried unplugging and reconnecting hardware? When I can't get programs to run peripherals or to force quit when they're stuck, unplugging USB or FireWire or Ethernet* or phone* connections often gets things happy again for me. *I've read instructions that say to shut everything down with ethernet or modems, but I don't shutdown my Powerbook when I take it places, just unplug all tethers, close the lid and go. Haven't had a problem; am I looking for one? Thought things might be different in OSX. Edie -- 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
