Re: Strange Mac showing up on Shared list
On Jul 7, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: > > I checked the PowerBook and MacBook Pro System > Preferences>Network>Airport. The Airport tab has Airport, TCP/IP, > DINS, WINS, etc... No strange address on the PB. But I discovered this > on the MBP: under WINS>NetBIOS Name>MACD49a20b8ac90. It says > "MACD49a20b8ac90 is currently being used". > > So. the MBP seems to have 2 addresses. Why? Should I get rid > of the WINS? Or just leave everything alone? Are you doing any Windows sharing with the Mac? That's what WINS is for, and might be why it's showing up twice. (or are you running Windows on a VM on that system? the WINS setting may be connected to that.) You need to look at the Airport ID on the Airport tab. I'll bet it's that d4:9a:20:b8:ac:90 mystery address. IN the main, so long as you can confirm (and you seem to have) that it's one of your macs doing this, my inclination would be: 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Strange Mac showing up on Shared list
On Jul 6, 3:07 pm, "Jane, (Portland, OR)" wrote: > Stats: PowerBook G4 (10.4); MacBook Pro (10.5); iMac (10.6) > > I have enabled Sharing with all 3 Macs. When I open the Finder window, > the sidebar shows a list of computers under Shared. Since I use the > iMac most, I see the MBP and PB. BUT another Mac has shown up! It is > listed as macd49a20b8ac90. I have no idea who/what this computer is! > I did a Get Info and the icon of an older screened Mac shows up and no > other info. This invader is not always listed, as I thought it might > be tied to the MBP or PB. > > I downloaded iStumbler, thinking I could find out more about this > intruder. However, macd49a20b8ac90 does not show up. iStumbler has has > 5 listings in the sidebar: > Airport (shows my network and my neighbor's Windows network), > Bluetooth (shows my mouse and MBP); > Bonjour (shows local> jane_sprandos-macbook-pro, G4PowerBook and > Jane's-Intel-iMac) does NOT show anything about macd49a20b8ac90, > Location (shows my network and neighbors) > Log (does not show anything macd49a20b8ac90) > > Can anyone tell me who, what, where, how, or why this Mac is showing > up? > > Jane I checked the PowerBook and MacBook Pro System Preferences>Network>Airport. The Airport tab has Airport, TCP/IP, DINS, WINS, etc... No strange address on the PB. But I discovered this on the MBP: under WINS>NetBIOS Name>MACD49a20b8ac90. It says "MACD49a20b8ac90 is currently being used". So. the MBP seems to have 2 addresses. Why? Should I get rid of the WINS? Or just leave everything alone? Jane -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: Startup Sequence
On Jul 6, 2:27 pm, Iamanamma wrote: > > Try deleting "Appleshare Prep" in the preferences folder. > IIci (NOT easy to find in working condition any more) and a couple of > IIsi. > As IIci and IIsi get harder > to find, my boss might have some interest in that. Almost all non-working IIci's need the capacitors replaced on the logic board. As time passes, pretty much all of them are going to need this. So any IIci's you buy are either going to need to have it done, or have already had it done. If you have failed IIci's that's likely to be the problem. Of course, the other likely problem is failed power supplies, but since those are easily swappable, that's pretty obvious from a trouble- shooting point of view. Anyway, replacing the capacitors is not especially difficult. In an industrial environment such as yours, I would be surprised if you don't have several people who are handy with a soldering pencil. Much discussion of replacing the logic board capacitors is available in the forums over on 68kmla.net. The gist is: 1) The surface mount electrolytic capacitors leak corrosive goo eventually. 2) The corrosive goo can destroy circuit board traces and vias and appears to be at least somewhat electrically conductive, as evidenced by the fact that washing it off is often enough to get a board working again, temporarily. 3) Replace the surface mount electrolytics with surface mount tantalums. They won't leak goo. 4) The stripe on the electrolytics indicates the negative terminal. The stripe on the tantalums indicates the positive terminal. The confusion from this has resulted in many popped tantalums. 5) If you don't have special soldering equipment, the easiest way to remove the surface mount capacitors is to use two soldering pencils. One on each side of the cap to be removed. 6) Be patient! Most lifted pads and torn traces are caused by folks trying to remove a capacitor before the solder is fully melted or any glue underneath is softened. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
