kablamabam
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I'm trying to get my Mac SE connected to the internet. Specifically the happymac / floodgap gopher servers. I'm running system 6.0.8 with MacTCP connected to a linksys router flashed with DD-WRT and set up as a client bridge. The port I have the mac plugged into is configured to be 10mbps half-duplex and I can ping the router, modem, and even various websites using MacTCP Ping. I can even telnet into the router using NCSA Telnet so it seems that it's communicating over the network okay.
The problem is I can't access anything else. Turbo Gopher will not load any gopher sites and I can't connect to any telnet BBS's either. Turbo Gopher will hang at "connecting..." for a good 30-45 seconds and NCSA Telnet will just hang indefinitely trying to connect to a BBS. Any clues on what would cause these issues?
I'm wondering if, even with the port throttled down all the way, the router is not playing nice with my Mac Con SE. Maybe there is another setting in DD-WRT I am overlooking. Maybe I need to put an age-appropriate hub or switch between the router and the Mac Con. I also noticed there is no Zone set in Ethertalk and wondering if that maybe has something to do with it. Not even sure how to create a 'zone' or what they are for. Any thoughts?
Oh another thing I found interesting is when I ping the router or modem about 1 in 3 pings will time out. I don't see this issue pinging google or the floodgap servers.
The problem is I can't access anything else. Turbo Gopher will not load any gopher sites and I can't connect to any telnet BBS's either. Turbo Gopher will hang at "connecting..." for a good 30-45 seconds and NCSA Telnet will just hang indefinitely trying to connect to a BBS. Any clues on what would cause these issues?
I'm wondering if, even with the port throttled down all the way, the router is not playing nice with my Mac Con SE. Maybe there is another setting in DD-WRT I am overlooking. Maybe I need to put an age-appropriate hub or switch between the router and the Mac Con. I also noticed there is no Zone set in Ethertalk and wondering if that maybe has something to do with it. Not even sure how to create a 'zone' or what they are for. Any thoughts?
Oh another thing I found interesting is when I ping the router or modem about 1 in 3 pings will time out. I don't see this issue pinging google or the floodgap servers.