[G4] iMac ethernet

[Wayne Wilkin]

it's an imac
 
On Wednesday, November 09, 2005, at 10:00AM, Harry Freeman <harry at gifutiger.com> wrote:

>Greetings ( + )!( + )
>
>On Nov 9, 2005, at 4:32 AM, diane wrote:
>
>> I have a friend who is having a difficult time with his 700mhz G4 
>> iMac. He had DS:L installed and it's not working for him. I don't have 
>> access to an iMac of this vintage.
>>
>> Can you normally see the ethernet specs in the profiler and if so, 
>> where would they be? If it's not working, I'm guessing he can't put a 
>> new card in, it's a motherboard issue?
>>
>> TIA,
>>
>> Diane
>> _______________________________________________
>
>If the ethernet circuit on the mother board has ceased to function you 
>can still add an ethernet PCI card, that is if there is an open PCI 
>slot.
>
>However your friend's problem is more than likely the DSL modem. If the 
>service provider can do a remote loop-back test, your friend should 
>request that service. If they can not do a remote loop-back then they 
>should request a replacement modem.
>
>Does you friend have anything else connected to the ethernet port on 
>their platform, if so perhaps it needs to be disconnected. If there 
>isn't anything else connected, do they have something that can be 
>connected. Or perhaps the modem provided by the DSL service provider is 
>not of the correct ethernet speed and it doesn't have the lower speed 
>interface, or perhaps is can not adjust to the correct internet speed. 
>Some modems also have the ability to determine if the interface is DTE 
>or DCE and will adjust itself to the correct interface.
>
>
>
>Best Regards, /\*_*/\
>
>Harry (*^_^*)
>* We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing 
>through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... 
>and then we return home.
>Australian Aboriginal proverb
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>G4 mailing list
>G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com
>http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4
>
>Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff:
>         http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984
>
>


If the Thunder don't get you, the Lightning will!