On Nov 10, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Joshua Juran wrote: > On Nov 10, 2010, at 5:19 AM, Brian Deuel wrote: > >> I recently snagged a LC-PDS ethernet card for my LC. I figured I would get >> it on my network and use it as an IRC channel bot. For some odd reason, I >> can ping the other machines on my network, and ping the AT&T name servers >> FROM the LC, but I can't ping the LC from any other machine, nor will >> Appleshare networking work with my OS 9 Pismo (neither machine shows up in >> their respective Choosers) or connect via IP from the Pismo. The LC is >> running System 7.5.5, with MacTCP as the networking software (I can't use >> Open Transport on this machine). All of my machines are connected through a >> Netgear DSL modem/router, and the LC shows up in my router "Connected >> Devices" window. My MacTCP settings are all manual, with 192.168.0.9 set as >> the LC's IP address, Class C settings, AT&T's name servers and my router >> gateway address (192.168.0.1) as the name server settings, and 255.255.255.0 >> for the network mask, which matches my router setting. >> >> Any ideas as to what could be stopping the LC from being seen by the other >> machines? > > > "For the ping to succeed you must first start up some Internet application on > the Mac." > > MacTCP and related Macintosh software > http://www.math.niu.edu/~behr/docs/mactcp.html > > MacTCP is implemented as a driver, and it sounds like it won't do anything > unless an application has the driver open. This may be a red herring, but > I'm mentioning it just in case. > > What version of MacTCP do you have? The last is 2.0.6. (I'm betting that's > not the issue, either.) > > Double check that your router configuration allows manually-configured > clients. Any device packaged for consumer use will ship supporting DHCP > clients; manually-configured clients might have to be explicitly enabled. > MacTCP doesn't support DHCP at all, so you'll have to stick with manual. > Make sure that MacTCP is set to use Ethernet, not EtherTalk. The latter is > some kind of encapsulation; you don't want it. > > Make sure that AppleTalk is enabled in the Chooser and that the Network > control panel is set to EtherTalk, not LocalTalk. Be warned that if you boot > up without a network connected, Mac OS will helpfully switch AppleTalk to the > Printer Port. (At least, Open Transport does that.) > > I hope that helps.
Thanks for your suggestions. Everything you've mentioned has been done, with the exception of double-checking my router for manual configuration. I'm willing to bet that this is the issue. I tried running both MacIRC and iCab when trying to ping the LC from my Pismo, as I read about the driver issue elsewhere. I'll have to go into my router and see if I can enable manual configurations. Brian -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
