I use an ethernet connection in two away-from home places. Using location manager, I set up the choices. If you have the free PPP lurking somewhere, make sure your modem selection is set to generic. Make sure AppleTalk is off. Have you pressed the reset button? Cheers George (3400c, 80 MB/180 MHz)
> > I did check on missing extensions. The extension > I've always had is the > "Powerbook 3400/G3 Modem", version 1.0.1, that was > installed with OS 9.1. > Under Extensions Manager, it says "Supports the > internal combined > Ethernet/Modem expansion card". > > The odd thing is that I've never had any problems > with Ethernet on the 3400. > As I said, it is currently connected to our "hub" > (supplied by the DSL > provider) and it is seen by the other 2 Macs on our > home network and file > sharing among all 3 is problem free. > The 3400 even worked fine in the past with a direct > Mac-to-Mac ethernet > crossover cable link. > The modem works fine too for dial-up connections. > > So it seems odd that Ethernet works perfectly (both > with and without the > 3400 dongle), but I can't connect to the web via > Ethernet. > > I tried replacing the 9.1 extension with 2 other > 3400 extensions: Powerbook > 3400 Modem and Powerbook 3400 Ethernet, both vers. > 1.1f2. > But the higher version number seems to be a > misnomer, as they predate the > 1.0.1 from OS 9.1. > In any case, they didn't solve the problem. > > As to TCP/IP, I configured the 3400 the same as the > other 2 Macs connected > to our DSL line. We don't have a static IP address. > TCP/IP is configured by > the DHCP Server. > Could this be the problem? That the 3400 ethernet > port and/or extension may > not work with a non-static IP address? > > I should also add that I called our DSL company's > tech support and we tried > to solve the problem in real time over the phone. No > go. And something that > really troubled the guy is that he couldn't "see" > the 3400 from his end over > their network (while he could see that our other 2 > Macs were connected). > > It's irritating, as I've read of several people > using lowly 5300's on their > DSL connections. There must be a way to get the 3400 > connected. > > Any help much appreciated. > > Chris H ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.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:powerbooks@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:powerbooks-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:powerbooks-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
