Mike T wrote: > >I'm having a hell of a time getting my "new" 7300 64/180 w/ 8.1 onto the >>internet via Cox Cable internet. I just found that they recommend 8.5 and > >up, but is 8.5 really different from 8.1 in this respect? The setup is >>exactly the same in the book and on my computer. I am wondering because I >>still hear of people, particularly those on the "Classic Mac" newslist who >>are able to access the internet via cable or modem and I'm sure they aren't > >using 8.5 :-) . Or maybe I'm misinformed. Anyway, before I plunk down cash >>for 8.5 (which will probably happen soon anyway), can 8.1 be used or >>configured for cable internet? Any advice would be appreciated. >>.............................Mike T. > >I have a 7300 connected with cablemodem - > ethernet. You'll need 8.6 >because of a different extra field line to fill in in the TCP/IP >panel , probably named "client ID" - that is some sort of ID password >that is used to identify you in there network, you can write in >whatever comes to mind actually, and then this ID is bounded with the >IP address. >I tried to just exchange the one TCP/IP panel into 8.1 but it >crashed without mercy. >8.6 won't make the 7300 really slower or so compared with 8.1, in >fact 8.1 is strange, because some applications open very slow in 8.6 >all goes fast, (sw language versions) and you should upgrade >directly from 8.5, not from 8.5.1, to avoid problems >kenta
Can't help you with the cable modem question but, IMHO, you should definitely go to 8.6 as it is the minimum required OS for most newer hardware and many associated applications. I was initially hesitant to move up from 8.1 because it had been such a stable OS on my 8500 but I have found 8.6 to be rock solid and many others on this list have attested to that as well. 8.5 was very unstable so make sure you install the 8.6 update if you are unable to install directly into 8.6. The only problem I have ever had with 8.6 is an occasional lockup of my GV 56K dial-up modem that seems associated with Remote Access or PPP when I have both Eudora (email app) and IE open. I suspect my modem software as this happens regularly on my 9500 running 8.1. So I just do all my email and internet stuff on the 8500 w/ 8.6. Anyone else experience lockups like this while connected with a GV Teleport 56K 1.0.3 updated to 1.0.5? Mike -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
