John Weekes wrote:
Hi Everyone
Have any of you managed to connect your Mac to Optusnet ADSL Broadband ?
I have used Optusnet Dial-up for some years and found the service good.
Recently I decided my phone bill was getting too high and I
investigated the possibility of changing my internet access to
Optusnet Broadband.
I was surprised to learn that Optusnet does not support Macintosh.
The modem they supply (D-Link DSL-302G) is compatible with both Macs &
PCs but the CD supplied by Optus with the modem contains only the
Manual & PC Driver, They do not send the Mac driver which is
included if you don't buy the modem through Optus..
On the other hand, the D-Link web site indicates that if the ethernet
port is used, no driver is needed for Macs.
I am a novice in this broadband business and am somewhat confused. I
know I can change ISPs but I have been quite happy with Optus and
don't especially want to change my email address.
Or, is there a fix ?
Thank you for any advice
Regards
John Weekes
Hi John
Just connect your Mac to the modem (or plug them both into your
switch/hub if you have one) using the ethernet cable supplied.
Set your System Prefs > Network > Built in Ethernet > TCP/IP > Configure
IPv4 to "Using DHCP".
Now reboot the Mac for good luck.
This means the ADSL Router (modem) will now set your Mac's network
config for you.
That should do it.
Maybe Optus thought so few probs would come through that they could risk
not having any Mac support ;)
If they instructed all of their users to use Ethernet instead of USB
they would have even less issues!
Have fun
Paul
