on 11/2/03 14:38, Joe Ellis at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 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? >> > 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.
In my vocabulary (my apologies for not defining them): Classic = OS 9 'compatibility environment' under OS X (or apps running under that environment); OS 9 = computer booted into OS 9.2.2. OS X on PPP dial-up works! OS 9.2.2 on PPP dial-up works. Both work on LAN. Classic (under OS X) on dial-up (& LAN) works, but _only_ as described above. If computer running OS X (while Classic apps are open) goes to sleep, Classic apps will throw up DNS not found errors when the try to use TCP/IP next time (LAN & dial-up). If Classic apps try to use TCP/IP while OS X is not connected to dial-up web, then they will report DNS not found (doesn't affect LAN). The only way to recover the use of TCP/IP in Classic apps is to restart Classic in Preferences Pane. Thanks for taking the time to respond Joe. Sincerely, Eric. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
