I finally called the provider and the technician there did a cable modem reset and it works now. Thanks. Paul Moortgat On 2-nov-04, at 16:24, Allan Hise wrote: > > Since your pings seem to be OK, at least when the G4 pings itself, have > you tried: > Pinging the G4 from the G3? > Pinging the G3 from the G4? > Comparing network settings between the G3 & G4, very carefully, and > make > sure that only things that should be different are (IP address, for > example). > > Is the link light on the hub lit for the port that the G4 is connected > to? > If not, are you sure yourcable isn't a crossover cable? Plugging it > into > the uplink port (and switching the uplink switch, if it has one) should > give you a link light. > > If you don't get a link light, the cable is probably bad. Try swapping > it > with the G3 cable. That will verify a bad cable easily. If the cable is > good, then the port itself has a problem. > > Getting a link light is a very basic part of the ethernet system. If > you > don't have one, something is probably wrong with the hardware. If you > have > ruled out the cable, it must be the port. > > Allan > > On Tue, 2 Nov 2004, Paul Moortgat wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> This G4 has worked for years. I don't see why I should have a router. >> The hub the G4 is connected to has also a G3. I switched ports on >> this >> hub. The G3 is still connected. The G4 never. My isp is Telenet in >> Belgium. >> >> Paul Moortgat >> >> On 2-nov-04, at 15:49, E.F.Maurer wrote: >> >>> On Sunday 31 October 2004 05:05, Paul Moortgat wrote: >>>> Mark, >>>> >>>> I filled in 169.254.57.141 and pinged for 10 times ant it was 10 Tx >>>> and >>>> 10 Tr and 0% errors. >>> >>>>>> IP address : 169.254.57.141 >>> >>> Paul, >>> A 169 ip address is a fake ip, given by the mac itself when it >>> couldn't >>> contact your dhcp server(aka modem). >>> >>> Who is you isp? >>> >>> If it's comcast >>> >>> go to http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108073 >>> >>> Which will explain parts of the problem. I also wouldn't try the fix >>> myself, >>> the work around that i was told by comcast was to buy a router, >>> which i >>> needed anyway, and haven't had problems since. >>> >>> HTH >>> Eric >> >> _______________________________________________ >> X4U mailing list >> X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u >> > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u >