>>I recently got DSL service and was hoping someone could answer a few
>>questions or else point me where to look on the web. I have several macs
>>connected to a hub and would like to connect a router to this so all macs
>>can share the internet connection. I connected the dsl modem to the
>>router and then the router to the hub. I then connected to the internet
>>but the speed was very slow and often timed out looking for web sites.
>>When I only use the modem with one computer the connection is great. Are
>>there some networking settings I need to tweak? Also is there a network
>>connection/troubleshooting utility available?
>>
>>I should mention I'm running OS9.1, DSL modem to a Netgear router to a
>>10BT hub.
On 10/6/01 8:16 AM, John Teffer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote:
>Are ALL the Macs running 9.1?
>
>I had the same problem (very slow connection, then timing out) when I tried
>to use 8.1 behind a router. The dynamically assigned IP addresses seemed to
>be the problem. I upgraded to 9.1 and everything worked great.
Only one Mac is running 9.1, the others are running 8.6 and 8.1. However,
the network performance is the same, lousy, on all of them. The DSL
provider does use dynamic IP addressing. I downloaded the demo of
IPnettuner to see if I can speed it up.
Thanks,
Andy
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