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Re: PowerMac 7300/180 hardware question.

#12374
From: quietguy
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:23
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I have just downloaded the file and it is fine - send me an email addy and
I'll mail it to you with instructions

David

pedro wrote:

> Bill Dixon wrote:
>
>
> >On 3/3/05 1:15 PM, in article
> >SquVd.181752$K7.123355@news-server.bigpond.net.au, "pedro"
> ><pedro@nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm thinking that I will connect then. I have a dial up account and
> >>modem I can use. (PC is on broadband)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >If you have ethernet on your 7300 (which I think you do)
> >
>
> yes.
>
>
> > and a modem/router
> >with a spare ethernet port (or, alternatively, an ethernet hub) you can
> >connect to the internet quite easily.
> >
>
> The Mac is not in proximity to the PC, and I have just spent the best
> part of today trying to connect it via modem. The first problem that I
> encountered is that the modem, a SwannSmart V.90, was not listed on the
> (rather sparse) list of modems that the Macs control panel/modems
> offers. After spending much time googling, I discovered that I needed a
> program called FreePPP. This prog however is unable to detect the modem,
> and I suspect that is because it's not correctly identified in control
> panel/modems; although I have tried just about every one there is. And
> the problem is not something as simple as the port not being correctly
> set. From what else I've been able to learn, an appropriate modem script
> would solve the problem, but at this point I'm tiring of the exercise.
> The manufactures website offers a driver, but as i understand it it's
> for systems later than the 8.1. that I have.
>
> http://www.swann.com.au/s-techsupportdownl1.php#msurfer
>
> However, I did try it, but it didn't seem to do anything. ?? When I
> unstuffed it, I just got the dotted 'flying boxes' from the window, and
> that was it! Nothing seemed to happen. There weren't any folders
> created, or any programs running.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> >Bill
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> rgds,
>
> Pete
> -----
> http://pedro.spyw.com
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