Hi, in my 5300 I have a 10baseT PCMCIA Ethernet adapter that I suspect to be wearing down. It is a Dayna CommuniCard Plus that has been in continuous use for about nine hours a day for more than five years. It has always worked flawlessly until a few days ago. Now, my network connection will disappear at random several times a day.
When this happens, the lights on the dongle will flash on and off and there will be three or four very audible "pops" from the 5300's speaker (even though the volume is turned off). Sometimes the connection is restored within a few seconds, but sometimes not. This happens both at work and at home (broadband LAN). No other computers are affected. My question is: Is there _any_ possibility that these particular symptoms could result from a software problem (OS 8.6) instead of the card? If not, I am reluctantly ready to drop $50 on a new Macsense 16-bit 10/100 card to replace it. Thanks for any ideas. - Josh -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
