Recent content by Jezza

I'll try to borrow someone else's router to see if the problem's my router. If it is the router, I'll return it as it's still under warranty. Another thing, when I put my desktop to sleep the hard disks don't spin down, in fact I don't think the fan on my 667 G4 desktop ever switches off...

I was right. The problem returned when I powered up my macs the next day. I've tried setting them up with static IPs but that doesn't help. It seems that the only way I can establish the connection is if I power down both the modem and the router and then switch them on again. After this the...

Thanks. Sorry if been tardy in replying, I've been away. I tried powering everything off and then restarting in the modem and then the router. Then I started my desktop mac and ,hooray, I had connectivity. I then powered up the Powerbook and had connectivity there as well. It was late so I...

I think you might be right. If I switch everything off, in what order should I power things on to test this theory? Also is there a way to alter the way that the modem delas with MAC addresses? Is it the modem or my ISP that controls this. My modem is a Motorola Surfboard SB5100. Thanks for...

Sorry. I should have said that when I connect the desktop G4 directly to the MODEM I can get online without any problem. My apologies that was a crucial error in my original post. I'm using ethernet from the desktop it is not wireless capable. So that's ethernet from the desktop to the router...

I'm new to OSX but am wondering whether there is any way to do the equivalent of trashing preferences. I have a G4 desktop OSX10.3.4 and a PB 1.5 gHz OSX 10.3.4 networked via a Netgear WGR614 wireless router. The router is connected to broadband cable internet. The PB communicates with the...