Hi Listers, Sorry I haven't been back but with *most* of my problems solved, I've been too busy enjoying my Macs. :-) Anyway, present status:
1. After my BF replaced its PRAM battery, the Mini worked just fine. 2. My boyfriend helped me establish an Ethernet network (I have a hub) and KVM sharing/switching between the Quicksilver and Mini. (OOOH!! :-D) This network is almost fantabulous, except I somehow ended up with a minor issue with the Quicksilver's Network Preferences pane I have to fix to fully complete my vision (not to mention finally get off dialup in the next week or so: I just ordered a Verizon DSL and voice communications package today). Here's the problem -- when I go to System Prefs and click "Network," I get this dialog box that says "Your network settings have been changed by another application." I click the OK in this box, but it keeps popping up in my face, it won't go away, I can't actually get at my network preferences. The only way to make that weird dialog box go away is to force quit System Prefs! When I discovered this originally (over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend when me and my BF were setting this up), I had planned to set the Quicksilver's network prefs so that the Mini could show up on its desktop (this is the minor issue I referred to above). I still want to do that, but I'll also have to get in there I'm sure when I get my DSL modem from Verizon and I need to set that up. I suspect the possibility that the Network pref pane got corrupted somehow and I can fix it by deleting it, but I'm afraid to chance losing my settings, which I can't get at, and I still need to use my existing dialup account until I get the DSL up and running. Does anyone know if my suspicion to delete com.apple.NetworkDiagnostics.plist is actually the solution, and if I do it, will I lose my existing dialup internet settings? Oh. G4 867 Quicksilver running Tiger 10.4.11. One more quickie question: I decided to unmount one of the Quicksilver's internal HDs from the Mini, then decided I wanted it back, only when I go to Network (from either a Sidebar or the Go menu in Finder), it no longer "offers" that drive -- it's greyed out. Anyone know why? Thank you so much, ~Yersinia. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
