Right on. If the Macintosh OS and other Mac Software have a week point, it's that it, all the accumulated "get on line" utilities and ISP S/W have so many Internet configuration entries ... It's all fighting for control.
RHB ************* Chuck Stinnett wrote: > Charlie, > I am truly puzzled. If I understand matters, you can print via both your > modem and printer ports. But you can't connect to your ISP, either via > browser or email client, even if you use the identical configurations from > other Macs? > > I suppose you could start trashing prefs on the PowerBase (Mac OS prefs, > Finder prefs, System prefs, Apple Remote Access prefs, TCP/IP prefs, browser > prefs, email client prefs and anything else that looks interesting, > restarting and then reconfiguring. > > Or, you could copy appropriate prefs files from Macs connecting properly to > your ISP to see what happens. > > You might also try diagnostic and repair utilities (Disk Warrior, Techtool > Pro, Norton Disk Dr., even Apple Disk First Aid if you're feeling > squirrelly). > > I don't know why a missing Ethernet card would be an issue. > > Let us know. > > -- Chuck > > > > Is it possible the 240 can only access internet only if an Ethernet card > > were installed? It looks like a PCI LAN card was missing (vacant lower > > backpanel). Under TCP/IP window there were only 2 choices: Appletalk > > (MacIP) and PPP, and if I restore the card Ethernet would appear as a 3rd > > choice. > > > > I configured TCP/IP manually to "connect using PPP Server" but all I get is > > the ususal "Error in Domain Name Sytem" dialogue even If I am already > > connected to my ISP. > > Charlie -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
