> I'm coming in late on this....I have a Performa 6400 with a G3 upgrade, > running OS 9.1 Earthlink tells me I need OS 10 at a minimum to connect to > their DSL line. Is that not true? Can I hook up running 9.1 with an ethernet > card simply by setting up thru TCP and not dealing with all their install > stuff? > > Thanks. > Bill.
This has been my experience. I had DSL about 3 years ago, the provider's (Qwest communications) system requirements at the time were OS 9, might have been 8.5, but either way, what I had was OS 8.1 on my 6500 and OS 7.5.5 on my IIci. I explicitly told them that I did not have the required system and all I wanted from the support desk was DNS numbers, which they gave me. Next we opened up Internet Explorer the 6500, keyed in the IP that did the programming and this programmed the modem. Next I setup TCP/IP manually on the IIci using the Modem's LAN side IP as the Router Address and assigning a local IP to IIci itself. From there I used IPNetRouter, and then set up TCP/IP on the other boxes on the network manually using the IIci's IP address as the router address. Keep in mind the Network & Router stuff is mostly unnecessary, also that I could have set up IPNetRouter to hand out address via DHCP, but the concept is still the same. Cable is even better and simpler, the modem needs no programming and hands out addresses with DHCP. The IIci still runs IPNetRouter and I had to do nothing more than plug it into the cable modem. It is the gateway for Windoze and Macs, not to mention Localtalk so my old compacts can use the internet as well. I've recently setup a hardware router for a DSL connection and was not happy with the results, the modem and router refused to do the DHCP thing together, forcing me to manually assign IP's. But, if not for this a hardware router should handle about any ethernet capable box you plug into it. David -- 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
