Rob wrote: >As someone experianced with these matters, do yourself a favor, and buy a >router and DO NOT INSTALL the god awful pile of dung software that SBC >sends you. As others can attest, usually it'll just make stuff go haywire. >Very unstable. Plus a router is a nice added bit of security. I takes >quite a bit of skill for a hacker to bypass a router. > >-Rob
I can second, third and fourth that experience! SBC supplied me with a version of EnterNet so old I discovered it will run on a System 7.6 68k Mac. I kept it installed (but normally disabled the extensions) just in case I needed to call them for for help and not have to explain my router setup. Truth be told it was also handy to be able to connect without the router as that can sometimes be flaky too. Favorite question from the on line tech (I was using an iMac): "can you see the light on your NIC card?" On the other hand perhaps they've upgraded, but if so they've yet to contact me. Even more important: SBC has a Mac OS "connection utility" that is designed to tell you the state of the DSL network, offer troubleshooting advice and whatnot. It was horribly unstale for me and looked like a nasty application. Stay away from it (it's usually a optional download, but perhaps these days it's bundled on the CD they give you.) I forget the name of it, but note I'm not referring to EnterNet or MacPoet or whatever else they have you logging in with these days. Mac OS X's PPPoE works great but if you're running OS 9 a router is the next best thing. They can be found for cheap; get one! -David -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
