[G4] I can't get DSL in my G4...

[Bob Schmidt]

If your dsl service uses pppoe then the mac address is the problem. If
it uses dhcp the mac address shouldn't matter. But a router would be a
good idea.
 
On Thu, 2006-01-19 at 09:33, Russell wrote:
> Marco
> 
> Did you have to give a Mac Address for you computer when signing up
> for DSL.. Some ISP require a Mac Address to ID you Computer. If PC
> wasthe computer that you signed up with then you may have to get a
> routerand clone the Mac Address of the PC in it.. Then any
> computerconnected to router will connect.. Other wise your TCP/IP
> settings maynot be correct and in some cases have to use a fixed IP
> address.
> 
> Russell
> 
> 
> On Jan 18, 2006, at 6:13 PM, Daniel Brieck Jr. wrote:
> 
>         Marco, 
>         
>         Going on pure memory with OS 9...
>         
>         Try checking in the Control Panel under TCP/IP and make sure
>         that built-in ethernet is selected and that Automatic DHCP  is
>         selected.Then it should work after you close and save out of
>         the TCP/IP controlpanel.    If that is how your DSL service is
>         set up, like most are with {automatic DHCP}...
>         
>         Give this a shot and see what happens...
>         
>         Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
>         
>         On Jan 18, 2006, at 7:53 PM, marco santos wrote:
>         
>                  Hi.....I have a G4 AGP and I cant get DSL working on
>                 it. Ihave a PC with DSL modem attached to it. DSL
>                 works fine on it, butwhen I disconect the network
>                 cable from the PC and plug into thenetwork outlet on
>                 the back of the G4, nothing happens. Everything Itry
>                 to do on the G4 that has to do with network doesn't
>                 work....Ialways get the message AN NETWORK ERROR
>                 OCCURED....BLAH BLAH BLAH.Please, can anybody help me
>                 with that.I am running MAC OS 9.2.1
>                 THANKS
>                 Thank you
>                 
>                 and may God bless you
>                 
>                 Marco Antonio dosSantos
>                  
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