Craig, I'm not sure what the problem is, but I can tell you that I have been running cablemodem (tests out around 1.5 Mbp/sec routinely) on my 7600 for 4+ years. I have used AOL for 6+ years and am currently running AOL across my cablemodem, and have virtually no problems. So, before you drop DSL, let's see if we can help. What is your hardware configuration, and what version OS, AOL & Netscape or I.E are you using?
I just gave my 7600 to my Mom, and am now using an 8600, but almost every upgrade stayed with me, and my internet speed and stability continue. So, my system consisted of 7600/132, which I upped to a XLR8/G4/450. I had a SCSI card in it, 4 megs video ram, 144 Megs ram running OS 8.6, 9.1 and now 9.2.2. I used AOL 4.0 and now 5.0. I use Netscape 4.x (4.76 is what the cable guys initially installed, so that is pretty much what I have used since. 4.7x) I set up a 5 meg ram disk and used that as cache. I try never to use AOL's built in browser cuz it doesn't display a lot of pages. I use Netscape which has the proxy set to "direct connection to the internet". "Page in Cache . . ." is set to "once per session". "Cookies" is set to "Accept only from originating server". I use the ram disk for the cache so that the history is deleted everytime I shut off my computer, and it's faster retrieving images from ram than disk. Are you logging on to AOL, through their log in interface, just like dial up, or are you reading your mail through www.aol.com? I always read my mail while I'm "IN" aol. The times I've tried to read my mail with Netscape through www.aol.com, it is common for it to crash. The other thing is that there are two AOL extensions I was told to turn off if using broadband with aol. They are: AOL link enhanced and AOL link scanner. They affect the viewing of web pages. I can't tell you if there is any differences between DSL and Cable. You can e-mail me directly if you so desire. STeve << Well, now I am sad... I do not think this DSL high-speed modem stuff is gonna work for me.... But let me start by thanking ALL OF YOU again for the help and comments regarding my DSL adventure; my QUEST as it were to speed up my WWW experience on my PMacs. And another BIG UP'S to those of you who helped me w/ my 7600 problem. And yes, IT WAS THE FINDER that was the culprit (as of course U had no doubt!). But U know something else? I found out that trashing the TCP/IP preferences also solved a continuing crashing problem during shutdown that I was having on my 7300 (7.6.1) after I tried to connect it to the DSL modem and failed. So my question for the panel this morning is this : Why does using (or trying to connect) DSL to my 7300-7600 Macs, and the inevitable crashing of my ISP, cause so many things to get corrupted? In each situation, it seemed that when my ISP (AOL) crashed while either using DSL (OR the TCP/IP was configured for the DSL and it did not work), the problems with the finder started, necessitating trashing my finder+TCP/IP prefs, and/or replacing the finder entirely. I mean, as an AOL user OF COURSE I have had crashes before, but they never seemed to do the damage that is going on now. And then, when using my DSL on my 7100/G3/8.6; while the finder seems okay, AOL crashes WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO GOTO the www, and IE works okay, but it is SLOWER w/ the initial contact w/ a webcite than dial-up was! And frankly, what is the point of having DSL with these two problems?!? And (ssssh!) to be totally honest w/ ya, while I DID see speed improvements when using DSL on my computers that could use them (OS 8.0 and above), I was expecting MORE SPEED than what I received (Hey, Dan Ackroyd PROMISED ME Charter would be f-a-s-t!). But what was gained in speed was MORE THAN COMPENSATED FOR in the trouble connecting (for me), the crashing (and its related problems), the times the service was down, and of course, THE PRICE!!!! DSL on my 7600/200 is like having a moving man working for ya who moves s-l-o-w-l-y, then U increase his strength... while he may be able to load more on every trip, HE STILL MOVES just as slowly on every trip. :-) SO UNLESS one of you Jedi Masters has some helpful hints/explanation regarding DSL corrupting my poor Mac's files, then I am afraid THIS PADAWAN will haveta scrap my move to the 21st century and stick w/ dial-up Craig W. p.s - Hey; I'll bet sometime in the future SOMEONE will invent a dial-up modem that can exceed 56k, huh? >> -- 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:[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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
