Hi again, I started out trying to get an Internet connection with a cable modem attached to my UMAX Pulsar (Euro S900). The Pulsar uses OS 9.1 (Z), has a G3 upgrade and 272 MB of built-in RAM. The problem was that every time I tried to connect to the Internet, my system was as slow as molasses in winter time. I had of course set the TCP/IP control panel to automatically negotiate with the DHCP server. This turned out to be the problem. Apparently, Mac systems can be quite finicky when connecting to DHCP servers, particularly in trying to access the Internet. If the numbers aren't correct, the system uses all capacity on trying to get the proper setting. This creates a situation where the IP address changes approximately every 30-60 seconds and everything slows to a near stand still. Therefore, the solution was to set the TCP/IP control panel to connect manually with the DHCP server. It took a while to get the right settings, but as most of the information could be gleaned from the PC that was connected to the cable modem by doing an ipconfig /all command, it didn't prove too hard to solve the problem with some good advice.
Apparently my problem getting the connected router to work is an ISP issue. They apparently can't believe that you could have a LAN at home that you want to connect to the Internet. You can apparently only do that if you are a corporate customer. *&^%$#@!!!+ Cheers, Brian -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
