I have issues at work, ohh your on a Mac. That's probably why it's broken..
Only iiNet actually have a dedicated Apple Mac support line which is great, when other ISP's finally get techies trained out of the narrow minded mind and train them in multiple platforms including some of the GUI *nix versions will we get support worthly of clapping.. Thanks, David Moyle ---------- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Leviathan - The Blue Beast" -----Original Message----- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of KEVIN Lock Sent: Wednesday, 22 August 2007 9:29 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Please explain Bob, Thanks for your reply. He is connected through an ethernet ADSL modem. I would think that Amnet has changed something at their end and is suggesting that it is a Mac thing? It is not a biggy....just curious. Kev >On 22/08/2007, at 9:06 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: > >>A mate has an eMac running 10.3.9 on broadband with a small outfit >>named Amnet. >> >>He rang this morning to tell me his internet connection had dropped >>out. I suggested the usual things...disconnect everything for a >>couple of minutes and restart and also pointed out where to find >>'internet connect'.....nothing! >> >>His ISP, Amnet, said that Macs have a problem with 'Location' in >>network settings and told him to change the location to Amnet >>rather than the previous 'Home'. It worked and he is now back on >>line. >> >>Are they telling porkies? >> >>Kev > >Hi Kev , > >We might need a bit more info than what has been given ! ? > >Should we assume he is straight on an ADSL modem , or does he >connect into a Modem/Router ? > >I was an arachnet customer , who have been bought out by Amnet . >I assume I am now connected through to Amnet servers ! > >I use a Modem/Router and my network settings in the Mac are set to use DHCP , >while the log in name and password are set in the Modem/router . > >I have had no problems just like that , but earlier when connected to Arachnet >the login name became a problem at the Telstra Wholesale infrastructure , >and had to be changed . > >Don't know whether that has any relevance to your friends situation > >Bob > > > > >-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
