On Jan 4, 2012, at 4:03 PM, Tom wrote: > We have four Macs in our house, all running 10.5.8. There are two G5s, > one G4, and a Macbook Pro. > > All the computers are connected to the Internet by a Zhone modem that > has a transmitter inside it that allows us to have a LAN. This modem > is connected to one of the G5s with an ethernet cable, and the other > G5 and the G4 have 802.11n/g/b wireless stick adapters with antennas > plugged into their USB ports, so that our computers can not only get > on the Internet but they can share files with each other. > > All the computers have the same things checked in the Sharing pref > panel. Both G5s and the G4 have no trouble sharing files on the LAN. > But the Macbook can't. >
> This Macbook is the only Intel Mac we have. Could that have something > to do with the problem? Is the MacBook connecting to the internet? What about connecting via Ethernet? Can it connect via ethernet in safe mode? (Safe Mode disables airport) It shouldn't have anything to do with the fact that it's an intel Mac. Back in the 10.5.8 days we did have some intermittent issues with newer Macs and the Cisco WiFi access points in use by the University, where they would connect, authenticate, get an IP address then drop it, cycling like that endlessly. Disabling IPV6 entirely in the TCP/IP advanced settings for the interface in use (airport). What happens if you take one of the other computers offline? Could be some weird carrier-imposed limitations on the systems you're allowed to have? -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
