Greetings! I hope someone can help! I have a G4 MDD 1.25 GHz DP running 10.5.8. Earlier tonight, it stopped connecting to the internet for no reason I could discern. I had used it on the internet (both with Safari and Firefox) with no issues all day. The machine is connected via ethernet, through a switch to a wired/wireless router. I had put it to sleep, and reawakened it maybe 15-20 minutes later, and when I did so, found that it would not load web pages, etc. Safari reported "you are not connected to the internet". The "network" panel under System Preferences reported that the machine was connected to ethernet, but had a "self-assigned" IP address. Network Diagnostics told me I was not connected to the internet, and that it could not repair the connection. I tried restarting the machine, but no joy. I tried re-booting both the switch and the router, with no joy there either.
The thing is, that 2 other machines (a B&W G3, a windows desktop) are networked via the same switch to the same router, and a windows laptop wirelessly to the same router, and throughout all of this they have had no issues connecting to the internet. I tried swapping out ethernet cables, and connecting to different ports of the switch, but the results were the same - other machines connect to the internet fine, the MDD will not. Thinking that something may have been corrupted, I tried re-starting the MDD with a firewire drive containing a clone I had made yesterday (when there were no issues) of the startup drive. Same result as before - no internet connection. I have noticed since then, that, when I restart the machine, for the first 3-5 minutes the System Preferences "network" panel will report a "self-assigned" IP address. Then, after a few minutes, it will report a "real" IP address and the address of the router. Furthermore, the B&W G3 will show up under the "Shared" heading on the left hand side of an open hard drive window. But if I open a web browser, it spins forever and reports (Firefox) that it could not find the server, or (Safari) that I am not connected to the intenet. It seems clear to me that the problem is not the router or switch, because other machines connected to the same router and/or switch have no problem connecting to the internet. Furthermore, it doesn't seem to be an electronic problem in the MDD, because it does report that it is connected to the ethernet, and eventually gets a valid IP address, and it "sees" the other mac on the network. So, any ideas about what is wrong with it, and what I can do to fix it? I will be very grateful for your wisdom and suggestions! Thanks, Fr. Rob Johansen -- 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
