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Fedorenko
Junior Member
Australia
463 Posts |
 Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 00:18:45
Hi,Is it possible to get ADSL on a 68k mac? Australians would be of great help with tellin me this. Dont sugest cable....I cant get it where I live. Good ideas usually are created by crazy people, go figure... |
maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 01:05:36
Can't see why not. Once you have the service, you'd configure it on the Mac in the exact same way as you would if you were in the US."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Fedorenko
Junior Member
Australia
463 Posts |
Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 01:59:24
I mean...getting the ADSL modem to connect to the Mac, I see a problem with it happening.Good ideas usually are created by crazy people, go figure... |
danamania
Official 68k Muse
Australia
1193 Posts |
Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 02:35:40
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I mean...getting the ADSL modem to connect to the Mac, I see a problem with it happening.
If it's a modem only (non router) then I don't know what you'd need to do. Just as you have ethernet and PPP as options in the TCP/IP control panel, you'd need some driver/software/extension/call-it-whatever :) to give you PPPoE as well. If you can find that, then all's well and good. I only know of MacPoET (google for it, or pop on to versiontracker or macupdate.com too I think) but that's commercial, and I don't know if there are ancient 68k versions laying around. I've never done it that way myself. I have a DLink modem/router in one, a DSL-500. It connects to the adsl service and acts as the gateway. That way any of the machines I have with ethernet connect just via ethernet as they would to any other network. The 68k mac's gateway is set to the router's IP address, DNS servers set to your ISPs DNS servers, give the mac an IP address, and it works! I've browsed around using 7.1 on a Q605 a few times with this ADSL connection. It works happily that way. dana
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~tl
Junior Member
United Kingdom
312 Posts |
Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 04:19:15
quote:
I mean...getting the ADSL modem to connect to the Mac, I see a problem with it happening.
if its a USB modem then no way, but if it is a ethernet one then it should be possibleOrcadian MLA Division
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 14 Sep 2003 : 19:46:51
if there is no router, things could get tough. MacPoet, IIRC, is PPC only. If so, finding the PPPoE software could be a bizatch. Do any of the older versions of IPNet***** handle 68k AND PPPoE?~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 03:12:06
quote:
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I mean...getting the ADSL modem to connect to the Mac, I see a problem with it happening.
if its a USB modem then no way, but if it is a ethernet one then it should be possible
Yeah this is what i was going to say, most people will provide a USB modem and there is no way it will work on a 68k mac. However there are plenty of routers with built in ADSL modems, you can then connect it to your 68k Mac as long as it has ethernet. --------
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The Balance Of Judgement
Senior Member
Ivory Coast
1006 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 04:29:06
This new trend towards USB Ethernet etc., is bad. Even for a ADSL modem.Why can't people keep the darn things simple ethernet that works for everyone?
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 04:38:35
I agree. There's a lot more computers out there with an ethernet port than there are with a USB port."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 06:23:13
If you can't find anything else, OpenTransport *SHOULD* do what your'e looking to do... (PPPoE?)Official 68k videographer
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Da Penguin
Senior Member
USA
1094 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 09:49:07
IIRC, OpenTranssport doesn't have support for PPPoE, hence needing macpoet and whatnot.~The Penguin **| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line |**
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 10:03:58
ok, thanks for confirming that though, I haven't ben able to use a 68k in so long ;)what about FreePPP? Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 15:17:52
Nah, FreePPP is only for dialups iThink."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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Gothikon
Full Member
Australia
537 Posts |
Posted - 15 Sep 2003 : 15:53:01
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Nah, FreePPP is only for dialups iThink.]
Hehe, free PPP I hated that thing. Does any one else remember that shocking bug it had where it wouldn't drop a connection! LOL, I remember when my friends bought a 6400, the thing got stuck on the internet for like 24 hours, which in the UK at that time cost a heck of a lot, especially mid week! --------
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2003 : 04:29:23
Lol, FreePPP isn't bad when you get used to it. Ever tried to get Windows 3.1 onto the internet? ;)"**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2003 : 06:28:50
I haven't tried to do too much in 3.1, but it is good at what it does  it's just like getting system 6 onto the 'net right?  Official 68k videographer
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maclover5
LC Doctor/Hot Rodder
Australia
5830 Posts |
Posted - 16 Sep 2003 : 15:10:00
Nope. Harder."**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers
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ADSL on 68k Macs
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