At 6:09 PM -0800 12/5/2009, epic93 wrote: >I have a g3 350mhz imac. I have had it for about a year now running >linux, and just recently (as my emac had gone down) I re installed OS >9.
Mac OS 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.2.1, or 9.2.2? >For some reason, I was not able to get on the network. We have a >lan with a wireless router and I plugged it into an ethernet port on >the router (It has a few on back for a small wired workgroup) I tried >everything I could with the settings for OS 9 TCP/IP control panel, set it for DHCP. Save the settings. Then either wait up to 5 minutes for the DHCP cycle to trigger or reboot. >and eventually, believing that perhaps Linux was a more network >oriented operating >system, installed kubuntu. This failed to get on the LAN as well Open Transport uses a port of Mentat/TCP. In its day it was the superior networking stack. As I recall, it even outperformed the implementations in Unix and Linux. >and now I have no idea what to do. Check the router's log to see why it's not connecting. Check the log in Linux to see why it's not connecting. Make sure your router is configured to accept a DHCP client on that ethernet port. >I even tried plugging it into another ethernet switch, which failed >to see it as well. Perhaps the ethernet port is blown? See if you can start AppleTalk. It won't start if the NIC doesn't talk back correctly. Perhaps the ethernet cable is foo? - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
