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Network w/x-over and dial-up
I've tried searching the forums and didn't find anything on these, so here goes:
1. I want to connect my iMac (DV 400) and my G4 (dual 500) using a crossover cable to simply transfer files and play networked games. The problem is, it won't work in OSX and I don't understand. It worked under OS 9 and I don't really see any real problem with doing it on OSX, but it doesn't seem to want to work under OSX. Both machines are running OS 10.1.5. and I'm pretty certain I've configured everything correctly.
2. I'm using a dial-up connection to connect to the internet. Using the G4, there are problems dialing. If I start up and then connect without opening any programs, it will connect. If I open a program then dial, it won't. If I have disconnected (after a successful connect) and then try to re-connect, it will fail. It will not connect if I have woken the computer from sleep. I have to restart each time if I want to dial-up which is very frustrating. On a successful connect, the connection log is normal (starts with 'Dialing xxxxxxx' where xxxxxxx is the number) and the sounds are all fine. When it fails, the first line is always: 'Dialing .' and there are no dialing sounds (a tone and then the UK BT your number was not recognised sound). The comp just seems to forget the number even though the networking prefs are all correct. What's the problem? The iMac does not have this problem.
Could these two probems be related? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
1. I want to connect my iMac (DV 400) and my G4 (dual 500) using a crossover cable to simply transfer files and play networked games. The problem is, it won't work in OSX and I don't understand. It worked under OS 9 and I don't really see any real problem with doing it on OSX, but it doesn't seem to want to work under OSX. Both machines are running OS 10.1.5. and I'm pretty certain I've configured everything correctly.
2. I'm using a dial-up connection to connect to the internet. Using the G4, there are problems dialing. If I start up and then connect without opening any programs, it will connect. If I open a program then dial, it won't. If I have disconnected (after a successful connect) and then try to re-connect, it will fail. It will not connect if I have woken the computer from sleep. I have to restart each time if I want to dial-up which is very frustrating. On a successful connect, the connection log is normal (starts with 'Dialing xxxxxxx' where xxxxxxx is the number) and the sounds are all fine. When it fails, the first line is always: 'Dialing .' and there are no dialing sounds (a tone and then the UK BT your number was not recognised sound). The comp just seems to forget the number even though the networking prefs are all correct. What's the problem? The iMac does not have this problem.
Could these two probems be related? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Any suggestions at all, not matter how stupid. Please?
Step one:
Check the priority order of your network interfaces in the Network Preferences -> Active Network ports.
I'm guessing that you want the ethernet port to be above the dial-up (Modem) port.
Additionally, make sure your ethernet connection is configured using private class addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.x, subnet mask 255.255.255.0) and does NOT have a default gateway set. In this way, the Mac will route anything destined for the 192.168.1.x network over the ethernet port and everything else will drop to the next connection, namely the modem.
Check the priority order of your network interfaces in the Network Preferences -> Active Network ports.
I'm guessing that you want the ethernet port to be above the dial-up (Modem) port.
Additionally, make sure your ethernet connection is configured using private class addresses (e.g. 192.168.1.x, subnet mask 255.255.255.0) and does NOT have a default gateway set. In this way, the Mac will route anything destined for the 192.168.1.x network over the ethernet port and everything else will drop to the next connection, namely the modem.
Thx.
It was the silly thing of not setting the ethernet port to be above the modem.
Any suggestions as to the solution to the second? I'm probably going to do a clean install of Jaguar when I get hold of it anyway, so that should solve it.
It was the silly thing of not setting the ethernet port to be above the modem.
Any suggestions as to the solution to the second? I'm probably going to do a clean install of Jaguar when I get hold of it anyway, so that should solve it.