--- Alan O'Neil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm. For some reason, after starting the IIci with > it "direct" > connected to the router, then switching it to the > hub, WannaBe opened > pages without any hitches.
Is your hub a 10/100 hub with auto speed sensing? Some old Mac NICs have trouble with those because they don't send the right data for an auto sensing hub, switch or router to detect the speed and full or half duplex. Most old Mac NICs are all 10 megabit, half duplex. Quick and dirty solution is to put a 10 megabit only hub inline between the Mac with the problem NIC and the hub/router/switch that doesn't get along with it. To do that, either connect a normal ethernet cable from the "cascade" port of the "upstream" one to any normal port of the one connected to the old Mac or use a crossover Ethernet cable between a normal port on the two hubs etc. Some of them have cascade ports that are switchable to work as normal ports so you can use either kind of cable. (Or at least do the cascade connection with either cable.) The best solution is a managed hub/switch/router that can be accessed via a web browser or telnet app so you can manually configure each port for what's connected to the other end of the cables. That's especially good because in some cases one computer can hog most of the bandwidth when things are left to sort themselves out. (Depending on how good the automatic stuff is at balancing bandwidth etc.) ===== "Truth is, after all, a stronger edifice than a lie. An empire may be built on lies, but it only takes a single truth to crumble it." Jumba the Wise Lizard __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
