Re: Vintage Mac
Hi Kurt, did you find any machines cos I think I may have some in the shed! let me know Mike On 17/01/2011 6:52 PM, kurt mihaljevich wrote: Hi, I have recently come accross a Macintosh 128k/512k/Plus keyboard and mouse. I am in the situation of having 'the steering wheel but no car', if you know what I mean. So if there is anyone out there that is willing to get rid of their old Macintosh 128k/512k/Plus machines that are in working order I would be pleased to hear from you. Cheers, -- Kurt Mihaljevich -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Internet frustration
Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Hi Adrian, If you want to eliminate the modem as a problem and potentially save some money, you could look to borrow one for a time. If you get the same problem with a different modem then it is likely the fault of the ISP or the phone cable leading to your house. You could also check for interference from a neighbours wireless modem. iStumbler.app will show you if the problem is there. Failing all that then a new modem might be your only option. I personally choose a simple modem without wireless and connect it to a Time Capsule. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-01-19, at 12:15, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
ipad and tethering
Hi, I have used my iphone to connect my laptop to the internet where I don't have wireless access, is it possible to do this also with an ipad? Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and shipment advices. -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: ipad and tethering
Hi Hugh, The as yet unreleased version of iOS, version 4.3, has a new personal hotspot feature. This will allow one to turn their iPhone into a five node wifi hub with password security. The new feature may or may not be blocked by your service provider, and may incur an extra charge. You would with this hotspot be able to access the Internet from your iPad using your iPhone as a wireless hub — or vise-versa. I just ten minutes ago, as a paid-up iOS developer, downloaded and installed a beta version of iOS 4.3. I want to avoid an extra charge from Vodafone, but the temptation to try the new feature may just be too great. Sort of like a chocolate in the bar-fridge of a hotel room. :-) Cheers, Carlo Sent from my iPad On 19/01/2011, at 12:38, Hugh Griffiths hgriffi...@lgc.com wrote: Hi, I have used my iphone to connect my laptop to the internet where I don’t have wireless access, is it possible to do this also with an ipad? Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and shipment advices. This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
On 19/01/2011, at 12:15 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Adrian, You might be interested in my fruitless exchanges with BigPond on much the same matter. Vlad James ink...@bigpond.com wireless (NetComm 3G21WB) 27 iMac 2.8 GHz i5 8GB OS X 10.6.6 -- Final reply to BigPond 15 December 2010 --- This reply looks to me like a form-letter, plucked from BigPond's vast supply. It does not deal with the problem described. The drop-outs are variable. They tend to occur during traffic peaks. There are no basements, lifts, underground car parks and large buildings involved. It seems most likely that BP's servers are not adequately coping. On the matter of external antennas: When I subcribed to BP's wireless BB, I was obliged to spend more than $200 for the modem of the day. It provided an antiquated, but more reliable, connection than I presently have. Then, with BP's promise of more efficiency and speed, I spent another large sum to install the present NetComm 3G21WB. The improvement in connectivity was small and more or less cancelled out by the increased number of drop-outs. Now, BP is advising me to spend yet more money on an antenna. Well, I have lost faith in BP's recommendations, especially those in form-letters that look like they were designed more to improve BP's profits than anything else. The way BP's servers are coping with traffic, I see little likelihood of improved connectivity, even with the Eiffel Tower installed as my antenna. Vladimir James On 14/12/2010, at 1:53 PM, BigPond Technical Support wrote: Dear Vladimir, Thank you for your email dated 07 Dec. Unfortunately, we cannot control some external events that may affect our provision of the Service to you and continuous Low signal strength will cause the drop out issue you are reporting. As with any radio system (i.e. mobile broadband card, mobile phone, TV signals, radio etc), there are places inside the marked coverage areas where the service may not work due to a variety of environmental factors we may not have any control over. For example, radio reception can be degraded or non-existent in certain places, basements, lifts, underground car parks and large buildings. Reception can also be affected by mountains, tunnels and sources of radio interference like television, microwave and radio transmission towers. Whilst Next G coverage covers 98% of the population, the coverage displayed is created using tools that predict the likely areas of coverage. While the coverage identified is generally accurate, there will be areas described as being within coverage areas where mobile phones will not work. Planned future coverage is subject to change. If you are experiencing low signal we would recommend purchasing an external antenna for your Next G Device these come from minimal gain antenna's to high gain professional installations and there are numerous benefits such as higher data speeds for data users and more consistent data rates. For more information on the antenna's please visit the following location: http://bigpond.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/bigpond.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=12233 If you wish to purchase an antenna please call the BigPond sales team on 137 663 option 1. We currently offer the antenna's on a 10 day money back guarantee and if you see no improvement please contact us on 137 663 for a rebate. If you have any other questions, please visit our Help Centre at www.bigpond.com/help The Help Centre is a handy resource for our members which includes things such as our Frequently Asked Questions and our new Email Troubleshooter which has been set up to help you solve all your email problems. Thank you for choosing BigPond. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Hi Adrian -- -- Just a thought, a few years back I had a similar problem, which turned out due to inefficient phone line filters. Of course this could only apply if you have phone lines connected to the same line as your router. One giveaway is, that the internet drops out when a phone call is made or received. Cheers -- David Noel 2011 Jan 19 === On 19 January 2011 12:48, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Vintage Mac
Hey Mike, I haven't managed to find a suitable machine yet, but if you could dig up an old 128k/512k/Plus that still boots, then that would be great! Cheers, Kurt On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Michael Bradley mb...@icenet.com.auwrote: Hi Kurt, did you find any machines cos I think I may have some in the shed! let me know Mike On 17/01/2011 6:52 PM, kurt mihaljevich wrote: Hi, I have recently come accross a Macintosh 128k/512k/Plus keyboard and mouse. I am in the situation of having 'the steering wheel but no car', if you know what I mean. So if there is anyone out there that is willing to get rid of their old Macintosh 128k/512k/Plus machines that are in working order I would be pleased to hear from you. Cheers, -- Kurt Mihaljevich -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- kurt mihaljevich -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Thanks to all for the advice etc. I have dug up my old EtherNet NetComm NB1300 Plus 4 and connected to that. I was hoping that I could have them both connected to the internet at the same time (with the computers AirPort turned off) to see what happened but the Thompson would not connect at all. So I guess that its either dead or you can only have one connected at a time to the same ISP and I am too peed off to do any further fault finding. So fat the old NetComm has not faulted. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/01/2011, at 1:23 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Adrian -- -- Just a thought, a few years back I had a similar problem, which turned out due to inefficient phone line filters. Of course this could only apply if you have phone lines connected to the same line as your router. One giveaway is, that the internet drops out when a phone call is made or received. Cheers -- David Noel 2011 Jan 19 === On 19 January 2011 12:48, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
first you must make sure your phone lines inside the house are ok, do you have a friend who knows how to use a multimeter or better if he/ she is an electrician unplug the modem plugin a phone: now can you make/receive calls (w/o funny noise), do you have a dc voltage in the range of 48 to 56volts on the line when the phone is plugged, if not then a wire is broken, alot of phone line wiring is done in a flimsy way - wires just twisted not clamped..not long ago i had to rewire the phone cables in a roof, on a friends place with the same problem on the internet i found following: no 48v going into the modem = wires not connected quite often the telstra cable goes to the kitchen phone check that one, in my friends case there was the bugthe cable from the computer room was just layed paralell to the telstra wires but not connected, in that way the high frequency used for the internet went through but weaker thus the unreliable internet so wiring up the computer room cable to the telstra cable solved the problem another case is if the telstra cable (black or blue colored) has no 48v then the line to the exchange is stuffed check as well the every phone in your house ! has a filter fitted and check that none of them is plugged into the dsl side of the filter do you have an automatic alarm system connected..may be that has to be rewired to accommodate the internet cheers James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics On 19/01/2011, at 12:15, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Adrian, I've got exactly the same issue. I've been with bigpond for several years, and this has happened since changing modem and upgrading to tbox, thub setup. My experience with telstra is that they could learn from the ATO how to provide service - and that is saying something Best regards Justin Davies On 19 Jan 2011, at 2:11 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks to all for the advice etc. I have dug up my old EtherNet NetComm NB1300 Plus 4 and connected to that. I was hoping that I could have them both connected to the internet at the same time (with the computers AirPort turned off) to see what happened but the Thompson would not connect at all. So I guess that its either dead or you can only have one connected at a time to the same ISP and I am too peed off to do any further fault finding. So fat the old NetComm has not faulted. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/01/2011, at 1:23 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Adrian -- -- Just a thought, a few years back I had a similar problem, which turned out due to inefficient phone line filters. Of course this could only apply if you have phone lines connected to the same line as your router. One giveaway is, that the internet drops out when a phone call is made or received. Cheers -- David Noel 2011 Jan 19 === On 19 January 2011 12:48, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet frustration
Yes you are correct in believing that you may only have one modem/router connected to a specific ISP account at one time. Sometimes (by coincidence) the fault might not occur after you've swapped equipment around so you should try and test it for a few days if possible to see if your dropouts really have been reduced. Good to hear that your old NetComm is working well so far. If you do decide that it was your router and that you'd like to buy a new one I suggest you look at http://whirlpool.net.au/ as it's an excellent source of up to date information for that kind of stuff. Goodluck Ruben Thanks to all for the advice etc. I have dug up my old EtherNet NetComm NB1300 Plus 4 and connected to that. I was hoping that I could have them both connected to the internet at the same time (with the computers AirPort turned off) to see what happened but the Thompson would not connect at all. So I guess that its either dead or you can only have one connected at a time to the same ISP and I am too peed off to do any further fault finding. So fat the old NetComm has not faulted. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/01/2011, at 1:23 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Adrian -- -- Just a thought, a few years back I had a similar problem, which turned out due to inefficient phone line filters. Of course this could only apply if you have phone lines connected to the same line as your router. One giveaway is, that the internet drops out when a phone call is made or received. Cheers -- David Noel 2011 Jan 19 === On 19 January 2011 12:48, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
