----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 2:04 PM Subject: TCP/IP problem: "DNS not found" in Classic apps after sleep orwhen offline
> Hello, I'm making the somewhat aggravating transition from LAN only (on a > B&W G3/450 OS X 10.2.3; OS 9.2.2) to a mix of LAN and dial-up internet > access with a laptop (Pismo/400 OS X 10.2.3; OS 9.2.2; sweet little laptop. > A touch slower than the tower (& the difference in video RAM (8 vs 16 MB) is > _very_ noticeable in OS X) but the design is wonderful)). > > Aggravating b/c *regularly* Classic apps will fail to work with TCP/IP and I > will have to reboot Classic before they'll access the web again. > > What do I mean? Well, the specific error is "DNS not found", and both > Outlook Express and Entourage (Classic version) will throw it up, especially > after sleep (whether on LAN _or_ dialup; on the B&W I *never* saw that error > when on LAN) or if off-line (dial-up only but not connected). > > I've been running OS X & Classic & these two Classic apps on my B&W hooked > up to a LAN for nearly two years now and Classic has always operated > smoothly and seamlessly with OS X. > > Since the laptop is moving between home and school it has to deal with both > dial-up and LAN access. The DNS problems (*only* in Classic) usually happen > after the machine goes to sleep with Classic active (regardless of whether > I'm on the LAN or dialup), and are *guaranteed* to happen if either app > tries to check/send mail while the modem is not connected. > > Does anyone have any inclination as to what the problem could be? I > *reinstalled* both OS X 10.2.3 and OS 9.2.2 yesterday to see if I could get > rid of the quirk, but it must be something in my configuration. > > I have OS X set to automatically connect to the web when TCP/IP is needed, > and I have specified the "connect order" for TCP/IP access in the advanced > menu option: LAN followed by dial-up. > > I am fairly sure that the IP addresses for the DNS (3 of 'em) servers are > correct, and I've even fiddled with the order in which I've entered them -- > still Classic apps are unable to use the web without a reboot of Classic (a > *major* pain in the derierre if this is how it's always going to be). > > AAAARGH. What's the matter with OS X??? What little quirky preference sets > the PB's setting apart from the B&W's? > > Thanks for your assistance in advance, > Eric. > I'm afraid I'm a little confused by what you presented. Are you saying you HAVE to boot into OS 9 in order to use the Pismo's modem to connect to the internet? You will get DNS errors (actually connectiion errors ) anytime you try to connect to a mail server and a network (internet or LAN) are not available. Your use of the word CLASSIC is also confusing, I can't determine if you mean you are using Classic mode in OS X or Booting into OS 9 and referring to that as "classic". Please try to restate your specific problem. Joe Ellis -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
