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stripes · 22-02-2007, 07:43

Right, thanks for all those.

I'm connected through the G3 at the moment.

Modem is an 'ntl 250'. Sync and Ready come on. Enet comes on. Disconnecting coaxial changes nothing. IP address under all test conditions comes back as 169...

Just looking at ifconfig. Yes, got to that stage, Mark, but I haven't got any physical connection between the two machines, so can't copy and paste. I know it's very difficult doing this from a distance, but can you tell me what I'm looking for (or rather what YOU'RE looking for)?

Stuart: I have changed the speed (tip from the Apple Discussion message board) but still 169...
You can choose speeds of 10, 100, or 1000.
You can choose half-duplex, full-duplex, or full-duplex flow-control.
You can choose Maximum Packet Size either 1500, or 9000, or custom, range 72-9000.
I tried the low figures in all cases, with half-duplex, then full-duplex. All came back to 169 (and yes, I did reboot iMac and modem each time).

Shadow: I asked NTL for a new modem. I even offered (this is how desperate I am) to PAY for a new modem from them. Point-blank refusal. 'If the modem is working on the G3, then there's nothing wrong with it.' They did send an engineer out early on in the saga, who didn't know much, but who stuck a meter on the modem and said the signal was okay. That was as much as he knew about modems.

I spotted the Apple-recommended router (Belkin 4-way) on Amazon's 'used' list, and as it was only twenty-five quid have ordered it. At least it'll eliminate that area.

So, thanks again for your help, and at the moment I'm pinning my hopes on that router, on the basis that the signal will recognise the modem, then hopefully the router, then my G3, and won't trouble it's pretty head about what else I've got hanging off the router. (But does this mean that I've got to keep the G3 for ever and ever? I wonder).

Allen, sinking.

22-02-2007, 07:43	#23
stripes Inactive Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 211	Re: HELP! iMac, cable modem won't go. Right, thanks for all those. I'm connected through the G3 at the moment. Modem is an 'ntl 250'. Sync and Ready come on. Enet comes on. Disconnecting coaxial changes nothing. IP address under all test conditions comes back as 169... Just looking at ifconfig. Yes, got to that stage, Mark, but I haven't got any physical connection between the two machines, so can't copy and paste. I know it's very difficult doing this from a distance, but can you tell me what I'm looking for (or rather what YOU'RE looking for)? Stuart: I have changed the speed (tip from the Apple Discussion message board) but still 169... You can choose speeds of 10, 100, or 1000. You can choose half-duplex, full-duplex, or full-duplex flow-control. You can choose Maximum Packet Size either 1500, or 9000, or custom, range 72-9000. I tried the low figures in all cases, with half-duplex, then full-duplex. All came back to 169 (and yes, I did reboot iMac and modem each time). Shadow: I asked NTL for a new modem. I even offered (this is how desperate I am) to PAY for a new modem from them. Point-blank refusal. 'If the modem is working on the G3, then there's nothing wrong with it.' They did send an engineer out early on in the saga, who didn't know much, but who stuck a meter on the modem and said the signal was okay. That was as much as he knew about modems. I spotted the Apple-recommended router (Belkin 4-way) on Amazon's 'used' list, and as it was only twenty-five quid have ordered it. At least it'll eliminate that area. So, thanks again for your help, and at the moment I'm pinning my hopes on that router, on the basis that the signal will recognise the modem, then hopefully the router, then my G3, and won't trouble it's pretty head about what else I've got hanging off the router. (But does this mean that I've got to keep the G3 for ever and ever? I wonder). Allen, sinking.