On 17/08/2005, at 3:26 PM, Vladimir James wrote:
The MacOS 10.4.2/Telstra NT1 Plus II incompatibility persists. For
those that may have forgotten, Telstra's ISDN modem will not
connect under OS 10.4.2. The only work-around is to regress to OS
10.4.1, as I have done, or do as Rod Jurich did (WAMUG 28 July)
and buy a $200 router.
There are other alternatives like utilising old Intel PC box that is
most probably holding door open and install IPcop, works a treat with
Telstra NT1 PlusII and the newer Argent. It also does a neat little
trick with ISDN that is called DOV if you are paying for every second
you are a online then look into IPcop. I have a NetJet card if
interested to try.
Comes with a GUI that is run from a browser, IPcop is a firewall,
gateway, router and then some. Totally free just supply hardware, and
no it does not utilise old Apple hardware.
http://www.ipcop.org
My most recent contact with Telstra left me feeling like I was at
fault for having an OS that has been upgraded. While my previous
contacts with Telstra technicians have been useful, this last
technician (Stuart, I think) was patronising at best -- at worst,
he was negative and evasive. According to him it was Apple's
responsibility to rectify the situation. He said the problem was
that "Apple didn't supply the drivers" with its upgrade. Sounded
like a load of bull to me. There were never any NT1 drivers
supplied by Apple. I had to buy them from Telstra and install them
myself. Anyway, I thought the primary onus was on the third-party
supplier to comply with the OS, rather than the other way around.
Please correct me on this, if I'm wrong.
Common problem when dealing with large organisations whom will not
and do not support the minority, I would not have paid for drivers
they should supply them as part of hardware.
In summary:
Apple's direct help has been non-existent. They were more
interested in selling, as opposed to helping.
Nothing unusual lately.
Telstra's help has become useless. Likewise, they seem more
interested in selling, as opposed to supporting.
Nothing at all unusual, but I have had good support in past with
ISDN. I no longer use ISDN,but technician whom used to service my
connection has moved on unfortunately.
Mac users, in contrast, often provide helpful information.
Cheers!
`Rob...
