> >I've always wondered just how often one would need > this thing. Isn't it just so you can have your > modem and ethernet connected at the same time? I > would think if you had the ethernet connected, you > probably wouldn't need the modem and viceversa. > > For years we have made good use of the "dongle" for > dial-up Internet access, as well as file and printer > sharing through Ethernet. >
I just finished lengthening my dongle cable (normally about 8 inches long) to 14 feet long. This way I can use my Kanga (same as 3400 as far as this issue is concerned) while sitting on the couch or at the desk with a 14 foot range of mobility. Into the female end of the dongle I plug in my Faralon EtherMac iPrint adapter and a phone line. My Stylewriter plugs into the iPrint adapter. Now I have my modem and my printer attached to my Kanga with only one 14 foot long cable. Also have a lengthened power supply cable. As for the pinout question... the center two pins in the RJ-45 jack in the back of the 3400 are the two phone line wires for the modem. Looking into the jack on the back of the 3400 with pin one being the left most pin: 1--NC 2--NC 3---------------one of a twisted pair A 4--phone wire (twisted pair in dongle) 5--phone wire (twisted pair in dongle) 6---------------one of a twisted pair A 7---------------one of twisted pair B 8---------------one of twisted pair B On a somewhat unrelated subject, but may be of interest to 3400/Kanga owners, I have come accross two 3400 internal modems that did not work. In both cases the problem turned out to be a burned out surface mount fuse on the modem. I soldered a piece of 1/3 amp fuse wire accross the SMD fuse, covered it with some glue to protect it, and they worked like new. I got the fuse wire by breaking open a standard glass tube fuse. So, don't toss that 3400 modem that won't work. Either fix it or give it too me ;-) Greg __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- 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
