> Thankyou all for you input. I contacted my isp and recieved an ip address > and two DNS addresses.... I plugged them into TCP/IP, and verified it in PPP > all that fun crap. Dialed up, logged on... And squat! Nothing... nada! > Except that I can still ping out, nothing more... > So I guess I need to buy a freakin copy of 8.5... anyone have one for > cheap?
IIRC the Apple PPP from 8.0 and 8.1 was pretty much broken. There's no way that it should have failed to figure out DNS servers etc, the info is in the PPP handshake but it never knew. I seem to recall using FreePPP and MacPPP or similar replacements instead of the OT PPP. the ISPs back then could always tell who was using Apple computers as they had to always call and get these #'s that Windows acquired properly. Anyone else have a favorite replacement? Those should be a quick download, nad if you are clever you can get them via ftp to the IP of the shareware ftp site archives (oh wait you have other computers nearby... so that's not needed) Brian -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> 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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
