Re: Internet Connect
DKLine writes, My connection keeps timing out after a short time and asks Do you want to stay connected? My ISP says he's never heard of this, so it's got to be in software somewhere. Need advice on this. Thanks DKline Mine doesn't even bother to ask me if I want to stay connected -- it just shuts down and says the connection was terminated by the remote site. My ISP says it's probably line noise and I should call my phone company to do something about it. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Internet Connect
On Nov 25, 2008, at 8:00 AM, Yersinia wrote: Mine doesn't even bother to ask me if I want to stay connected -- it just shuts down and says the connection was terminated by the remote site. My ISP says it's probably line noise and I should call my phone company to do something about it. Going with the line noise idea ... you might try this or that: If your phone line is running through a power strip, disconnect that idea, and go straight from the phone jack to the modem. This cleared up a DSL speed drop issue I was having. Of course, you're not protected with surges through the phone line ... but I doubt the power strip idea is doing that anyway ... mine didn't help awhile ago with a simple nearby lightning strike. Shorten the distance between your phone jack and the modem. You might also switch the hardwire ethernet ports on your modem. Sometimes one port will lose its umph, and moving your line to another one will correct things. As my ISP always starts the conversation, simply restarting the modem may help, too. Now if you're going wireless ... move things around ... It would help list folks if you'd give more of your details ... Mac, Modem, Connection Type, whatever. Good Luck! Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Internet Connect
Bill Connelly writes, It would help list folks if you'd give more of your details ... Mac, Modem, Connection Type, whatever. You're right -- switching order of your reply here to accommodate. Sorry about that. Mac: G4 Quicksilver 867 Modem: 56K internal modem it came with. Connection Type: Dialup Going with the line noise idea ... you might try this or that: If your phone line is running through a power strip, disconnect that idea, and go straight from the phone jack to the modem. This cleared up a DSL speed drop issue I was having. Of course, you're not protected with surges through the phone line ... but I doubt the power strip idea is doing that anyway ... mine didn't help awhile ago with a simple nearby lightning strike. Shorten the distance between your phone jack and the modem. A. There is no power strip for the modem -- a phone wire for the modem runs out the back of the Mac's modem port straight to a splitter into the phone jack on the wall (I have to share this phone jack with the regular non-cordless telephone). B. It's already as close as it can get. There's only one phone jack in this room, and the desk with the computer is next to it. You might also switch the hardwire ethernet ports on your modem. Sometimes one port will lose its umph, and moving your line to another one will correct things. Ummmwhat hardwire ethernet ports on the modem? The only port going out from the modem is a regular telephone jack kind (which, as I said, goes out straight to the phone jack). My Mac has only one ethernet port I know of, and it's connected to a Farallon Ethermac printer adapter. For a few weeks before I lost my job, when I thought I could finally afford better, I had been considering finally upgrading my dialup Internet connection (I've had this same account since 1996) to DSL/getting a combined voice telephone-internet account (higher speed Internet on the same bill and no more tying up the phone when I'm online). I played with an ethernet hub my boyfriend gave me (10 ports -- way more than I'd ever need but OK, I was going to need two ethernet ports, one for a DSL modem and one for my Farallon Ethermac, plus I thought maybe I could also occasionally network in my iBook with a third port), but it didn't work out. I couldn't print from a G4 ethernet port out ---into the hub---into the Farallon---into the printer scheme, and couldn't figure out how to make it work, and I also couldn't figure out how to get the iBook and G4 talking to each other over ethernet. Then when I lost my job and realized I'd be stuck with what I had, I ended up disconnecting the hub and going back to the original G4 ethernet port---Farallon---printer setup and continue to use my flash drives to move data between the G4 and iBook. It may not be ideal and it's certainly archaic, but it works, and it's cheap. I just wish I wouldn't lose my Internet connection when I'm in the middle of typing the reply to an email I just got, or a post on a forum. Anyway, the only ports I'm aware of on my Mac are the modem port (phone jack), one ethernet port (not part of the modem), firewire USB ports. Now if you're going wireless ... move things around ... Nope, no wireless here. Just the aforementioned dialup connection. Thanks. ~Yersinia. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Internet Connect becomes about why people can't reply with a question
On 11/25/08 10:30 AM, insightinmind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm sorry... but wasn't this thread originally started by someone else? Whose connection problem are we working on? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio Billy, since you didn't include any quote and there have been multiple responses, we have no idea what you mean. However, there are people who sometimes evolve a thread by realizing their own questions through the thread... Not sure why you're upset... I suppose changing the title helps in these cases but no one should be censored if it's list-associated content --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Internet Connect for DKline
On Nov 25, 2008, at 3:33 PM, insightinmind wrote: On Nov 25, 2008, at 7:39 AM, DKline wrote: My connection keeps timing out after a short time and asks Do you want to stay connected? My ISP says he's never heard of this, so it's got to be in software somewhere. Need advice on this. Thanks DKline David, what are the specifics of your system setup? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonstoneartstudio That is the message received when the 'Auto-Disconnect' options on /System Preferences /Network /Internal Modem /configure /PPP Options are set incorrectly. HTH Chuck D. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
