On 30/01/03 09:41, "Russell Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> So, as I understand it, you have a router and then a hub? > > Yes... And I certainly believe the hub could be flaky and needing a > constant kick in the reset button.. Or tossed in the trash... But still > that doesn't explain the loss of the hardware address on the wallstreet. > Maybe the hub is sending a surge through it and somehow overloading the > powerbook's poor ethernet adapter? I'm sure I sound like a moron to the > hardware guys (I'm just a programmer)... > > By the way, the Apple system profiler shows a serial number of "not > applicable" also... Related? I'm not sure but I don't think so. The serial number being there or not depends on the firmware you have in the Mac, IIRC. -Laurent. -- =========================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************* Usual disclaimers apply ************************* Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
