Greetings, Listers ! Well...the DSL connection is up but ran into all sorts of system crashes. Also, the (none-Apple) 8mb Ultimate Rez card was preventing the the launching of the bootup process. The (non-Apple) 4mb Twin Turbo is back in the machine for the time being. It seems this happens about every 12-months, which requires major purging of the PRAM and reformatting the UW drive that houses the System.
Also getting repeated finder crashes and System error notices upon bootup. All this started after installing the MacPoet extensions needed by the Verizon Online DSL app. used for connecting to the service, although I'm wondering if it's just coincidence and the drive is due for a major maintenance. Everything's backed up and ready for this operation, including fresh install of the OS 9.1. Trashing the Finder and Apple Menu options preferences and turning off Apple Menu Options helped stop the System error freezup but still getting Finder error crash (but allows me to use the computer.) Using Disc Warrior helped but only temporarily. Time for the HDST disc. Anyway, it's time for shopping for a router now that the DSL connection is working properly. As for Supermac content, LinkSys recently introduced a wireless ethernet bridge. which is suppose to simply wireless setup for machines such as ours. It is browser based for configuring. For this reason I am leaning toward LinkSys 4-port router to prevent compatibility issues with the ethernet bridge if I want that option, altough I am wanting to hardwire the setup initially. In closing this aimless Sat. morning rambling while the boys are tearing up the house, I am not 100% sure about firmware updates and firewall features offered by various router brands. Is this a consideration for Mac owners or not a big deal because they are also tweakable through a browser interface ? Glad to be back. I will make every effort to cancel the subscription under the old address, which I haven't been able to log onto because some of the settings were lost. Alan S900 - happy the 10-baseT port is seeing action for the first time and working flawlessly. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
