----- On 1/28/03 5:31 AM MDT (-0600), Jack Rodgers <jackrodgers at earthlink.net> wrote, in part: >On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 12:48 AM, Joe Dombrowski wrote: > >> That was not at all my experience at the Hilton. I just plugged in my >> ethernet cable and then switched the networking preferences from >> AirPort to Built-in Ethernet. Apparently not all networks are that >> Mac friendly. > >You found the secret. You have to tell your Mac which option to use. Not always. I switched those same preferences at the hotel, and it didn't recognize the network. I didn't have the time to call their tech support, so I just plugged into their phone "data" jack (which had the correct polarity, unlike the data jack on the high-speed modem next to the phone). Best Regards, Harry Corsover Get and send email on any phone just by talking! 30 day FREE Trial. www.hc.MessageWize.com