[G4] Classic won't PPP

[Jeff Rothfus]

>IMHO, because classic is an emulation it does not automatically
>configure itself to run tcp/ip connectivity. 

BINGO.  We have found a problem ... 

When I open the Classic 9.2.2 TCP/IP Control Panel (from within OS X), 
the system complains that the network connection is "unavailable -- now 
switching to Mac IP".

Which presents another problem ...

>boot into classic and then open the tcp/ip control panel and see
>what the settings are, i think tweaking them will solve your problem.

The larger problem seems to be that I'm locked out of the Classic TCP/IP 
Control Panel under OS X.  I can open it from within OS X, but it gives 
me "no" choices --- the drop down menu is stuck on "Mac IP".  (In fact, 
the GUI outline which forms the "button" for network choices is not even 
drawn --- the "Mac IP" text just appears as a header in the dialog box.)

If I boot back into Classic, the Classic TCP/IP control panel works just 
fine.  I can easily switch from "Mac IP" back to "Ethernet" and connect 
to the LAN and the Internet perfectly fine.

If I then reboot into OS X, the problem repeats --- network connection is 
"unavailable -- now switching to Mac IP".

Strange.

Anybody have any ideas?

Cheers,
jeff

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>Subject: [G4] Classic won't PPP
>From: Jeff Rothfus <saranac.tv at worldnet.att.net>
>
>Classic internet applications (Emailer, Newswatcher, etc.) have 
>"forgotten" how to connect to our LAN (and internet modem) when our G4 
>AGP tower is booted into OS X.
>
>They complain about "no DNS, no TCP/IP, no server data, etc".
>
>Oddly enough, modern OS X internet applications connect perfectly fine 
>when the machine is booted into OS X, and the problematic Classic 
>applications connect perfectly fine in the exact same setup when the 
>machine is booted into OS 9.2.2.
>
>Any idea what's going on?
>
>For the record: OS X and 9.2.2 (system folders and apps) are on different 
>volumes, and the G4 is _hardwired_ via ethernet to the LAN port of a 
>graphite Airport Base Station which dials out DHCP on the internal 56k 
>with "ABS Modem Utility".
>
>TIA 
>
>jeff
>
>
>