Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-06 Thread Tom
Thanks to everybody; you're teaching me a lot about networking. It appears that I've had a LAN for a couple of years now without knowing about it. I thought this was just a fancy DSL modem that could wirelessly allow another computer in the house to surf the Net. I got out my Mac OS-X Leopard

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-06 Thread Doug McNutt
At 10:34 -0700 7/6/11, Tom wrote: Bruce, I don't understand how I might 'open the modem with a browser' to learn more about it. If you explain that I'll give it a try. I'm running both Safari and Firefox, but I don't see anything in their menus related to modems. Some common numbers are

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-06 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 6, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Tom wrote: Thanks to everybody; you're teaching me a lot about networking. It appears that I've had a LAN for a couple of years now without knowing about it. I thought this was just a fancy DSL modem that could wirelessly allow another computer in the house to

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-05 Thread Tom
Thanks Clark. I followed your suggestion and looked this modem up on the Web, and here's the blurb about it: The Zoom X6v integrates a full-rate ADSL 2/2+ modem, router, 802.11 wireless access point, VoIP telephone adapter, firewall, and four-port 10/100 Ethernet switch into a single

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-05 Thread iJohn
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Tom tba...@nmia.com wrote: The Zoom X6v integrates a full-rate ADSL 2/2+ modem, router, 802.11 wireless access point, The key words there are router and 802.11. Router in this case implies it allows computers connected to it to exchange information with each

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-05 Thread Doug McNutt
At 02:19 -0700 7/5/11, Tom wrote: The Zoom X6v integrates a full-rate ADSL 2/2+ modem, router, 802.11 wireless access point, VoIP telephone adapter, firewall, and four-port 10/100 Ethernet switch into a single cost-effective product. The integration of networking devices, along with Zoom's

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-05 Thread ah...clem
On Jul 5, 1:25 am, Tom tba...@nmia.com wrote: Hey now, wait a minute. You mean this modem is also capable of running a LAN? I thought a modem only connected to the Internet. I had no idea it might be able to allow file sharing between computers as well. in your very first post you stated,

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Brielle Bruns
On 7/4/11 10:02 PM, Tom wrote: We have two G5s in the house, both running 10.5.8. One of them is connected to the Internet by a DSL modem (I guess you call it), an ADSL X6 made by Zoom. The telephone line runs into the modem, and the modem is connected by a wire that runs into the top port on

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 4, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Tom wrote: Can anyone enlighten me on what's going on here? I believe the 2nd Mac that says Another Mac is already running this program is telling you that it's trying to launch the same copy of the program, meaning the copy resident upon the 1st Mac. You need

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 4, 2011, at 9:02 PM, Tom wrote: We have two G5s in the house, both running 10.5.8. One of them is connected to the Internet by a DSL modem (I guess you call it), an ADSL X6 made by Zoom. The telephone line runs into the modem, and the modem is connected by a wire that runs into the

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Kris Tilford
On Jul 4, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Brielle Bruns wrote: DRM/Copy protection. The most common way programs do this, is to send out a notice on the LAN when they start, and see if another computer responds to the request. If it does, they compare serial numbers, and refuse to run if they have

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Brielle Bruns
On 7/4/11 10:19 PM, Kris Tilford wrote: On Jul 4, 2011, at 11:11 PM, Brielle Bruns wrote: DRM/Copy protection. The most common way programs do this, is to send out a notice on the LAN when they start, and see if another computer responds to the request. If it does, they compare serial numbers,

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Tom
Hey now, wait a minute. You mean this modem is also capable of running a LAN? I thought a modem only connected to the Internet. I had no idea it might be able to allow file sharing between computers as well. I thought setting up a LAN required an Airport base station transmitting to Airport cards

Re: Mysterious communications between two G5s

2011-07-04 Thread Clark Martin
On Jul 4, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Tom wrote: Hey now, wait a minute. You mean this modem is also capable of running a LAN? I thought a modem only connected to the Internet. I had no idea it might be able to allow file sharing between computers as well. Some DSL and Cable modems include a router,