[Ti] disconnecting ... (forever)

[Dejan Sinadinovic]

Trevor, I had the same problem. Woz helped me with this:

>> I had this problem for a long time. I had it almost every time I used 
>> dial-up, particularly from airplanes. Then I discovered the freeware 
>> app "end hanging disconnect" for OS X It didn't work for me at first. 
>> It didn't work for me after an upgrade. It did finally do the job 
>> after another upgrade and I am now VERY pleased. I used to be very 
>> disgusted when there was NO way to disconnect a modem call without 
>> restarting. After all, we can always hang up a phone and get a dial 
>> tone eventually, right?
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Dejan Sinadinovic, pianist
Vice-dean at the Faculty of Music, University of Art in Belgrade
President European Piano Teachers Association - Serbia
http://solair.eunet.yu/~sinadin

On May 31, 2004, at 12:11, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

>
> I seem to be having some network/connection problems, maybe after the 
> 10.3.4 upgrade.
>
> This post is about my dialup connection.
>
> I call the ISP number with my (land-line) phone [in the office], to 
> verify the number/line.
>
> Everything seems fine (I hear the modem respond).
>
> I put the phone line in my Al-book, have  Internet Connect open, with 
> the correct telephone number, username, password.   I click on 
> Connect.
>
> The connection is not made, and the status appears as "disconnecting".
>
> This status continues "forever".  I unplug the phone line, hit 
> disconnect, etc, to no avail.
> It just keeps showing "disconnecting".  There seems nothing I can do 
> to stop it.
> I have tried quitting the Finder, shutting the Powerbook lid, etc.  No 
> deal.
>
> I think my only option is restart !