I just started using the Location Manager on my Duo 2300. It really helps. I have a MiniDock at work with an Asante Micro EN/SC for connecting to my G4 & LaserWriter network. I have a dial-up connection using an external modem connected to the MiniDock modem port. I used to use the 14.4 internal modem on the 2300 but it's too slow and I only use it for accessing email when the 2300 is not connected to any Dock. My DuoDock at home allow me to connect to my small ethernet LAN there. I have DSL set up for internet access which I share via a G3 upgraded PPC8100AV. The 8100 is running IPNetrouter (which works great). I have 4 Macs (including the Duo & 8100) accessing the internet in this manner. The problem: When I go to work and plug the Duo into the MiniDock and boot, the Location Manager dialog box at startup offers me my choice of locations. I select my setting for the MiniDock of course. After it boots up Location Manager tells me everything was changed OK. I then try to make a connection via the Remote Access control panel and it tells me there is a problem. I open up the TCP/IP control panel and I no longer have the PPP option available in the "Connect Via:" popup menu. Only "AppleTalk (MacIP)" and "Alternate Ethernet" are available. I found that, at this point, I have to restart the 2300 and Zap the PRAM. After that everything is OK. At the end of the Day I shut down, go home, plug the 2300 into the DuoDock, select my DuoDock settings offered by Location Manager at startup, and it boots fine. Everything work as it should. I can go on the internet, check email etc. Unfortunately the next morning at work I have the same problem repeated again and again. Zapping the PRAM always works but it resets too many other setting back to their default. Everything worked when I manually changed settings. It started when I began using the Location Manager. This is why I suspect it is something related to Location Managers functionality and not something within the System. I have tried disabling all items related to the internal modem as well as many other things. I'm running MacOS 8.6 (it's slower than 8.1 but I like some of the 8.1 to 8.6 changes as well as Sherlock's search/find functionality), Speed Doubler, RAM Doubler). I have 32MB physical RAM and a 770MB HD. I don't have a lot of other extensions running as I moslty use this with Outlook Express 5 and AppleWorks 5. I sometime use Explorer 5 also. Hope this isn't too windy but I like to offer as much info as possible up front. Thanks in advance for any ideas/solutions offered! ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Now $199.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
