[G4] Networking from afar....

[Joe Ellis]

----- Original Message -----
From: "dj moda" <djmoda at trancefusion.com>
To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:48 PM
Subject: [G4] Networking from afar....


> I would appreciate any help with my situation....
>
> I own two G4's running Jaguar and one 6400 Performa running 9.1. I have
all
> three of the macs properly connected to a 5 port Linksys ethernet hub
which
> is connected to my DSL via a Linksys DSL Router.
>
> While one of the G4's and the 6400 are no more than 4 ft. away from the
hub,
> the other G4 is in another room connected to the hub via 100 ft. of
ethernet
> cable.
>
> Here's my problem.....
>
> While the DHCP recognizes all of the computers and assigns consecutive IP
> addresses to them, I cannot access the internet nor can I network the G4
> that is 100 ft from the hub. When I ping from the troubled G4, I am seeing
a
> heavy packet loss.
>
> I've tested the cable with an ethernet tester, and it's fine. Does anyone
> have any suggestions other than moving the G4 closer to the hub? I'm
> connected via 24 AWG CAT 5 8-wire cable. Is there anything better?
>
> MODA
> Eric Reynolds
> ///////////////////////////////////////


It would cost a bit but you may want to consider a wireless solution. If you
placed a base station in the room with the hub and put an airport card in
your G4 you should be able to connect without a problem. The nominal range
of most wireless hubs is about 300 ft.


Joe Ellis