on 3/13/03 2:21 AM, Robert Reuter at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all -
>
> I have a Power Mac 8500/132 that I just bought on eBay (I'm addicted to the
> old power macs;) , and it is running OS 8.1, with a US Robotics 28.8 modem
> (v.34) connected to it. For some reason, I cannot get a web page to load or
> anything. It is connecting to the internet fine (dialing, and connecting to
> my service provider), but when I go to browse the internet, nothing comes
> up. I have tried both Internet Explorer 5.1.5 and Netscape Navigator 4.78. I
> have tried playing with TCP settings - making sure it was set on "PPP
> connection", and then trying all of the different PPP connections (PPP
> Server, BootP Server, DHCP Server), but nothing happens -- it just hangs in
> Explorer, and freezes in Netscape, as well as AOL Instant Messenger whenever
> it tries to connect to anything. I'm thinking that perhaps it is the modem
> script that is no good -- I have it set to US Robotics Universal in the
> Modem control panel, but I'm not sure...I know the modem works because I had
> it connected to another mac, and was using it to browse the internet.
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
When I had 8.1 on my 9500, I had to supply the DNS addresses in the TCP/IP
control panel, even though my wife's computer shares the internet
connection. With 9.1 and 9.2.2, I have not had to do that.
Brian Futrell
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