Mac Forum / General / Networking / December 2004

I am running OSX 10.3.6 and I need to get into my office network from
home. I have the VPN client from Cisco (given to me by the IT guy) and
when I log in I am able to use the Microsoft Remote Desktop client for
the Mac and everyting is great. The problem is when I am logged in via

I have the following setup:
a)    a G4 ethernet cable-connected to a 'Speedtouch' router/modem
b)    an Airport Extreme similarly cable-connected to the router/modem
c)    an Airport enabled G4 iBook

I was having some troubles with MD5 digests not matching, so I started
checking out some different implementations.  I'm getting different
results.
For the string "message digest", <http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/>

How do i set up my powerbook G3 to use a local dialup internet service
Provider?  They have no clue there.  They tried to configure the software
and now the computer automagically dials the IOSDP on boot.  We dont' want
that.  suggestions for a NOVICE??  thanks...

Ugh!  This is getting so frustrating!  The problem is that my browsers
are again timing out before making a connection.  So I have to enter the
URLs 2 or 3 times to get them to connect.  This is happening in all
three of my browsers, iCab, Safari and Firefox since I did the ...

Can I connect a Macintosh Aiport to an open port on my Linksys BEFSR41 V.2
EtherFast Router?
How close to plug and play will it be?
How do you configure an Airport?

I've been helping a lady who recently moved from OS 9 to OS X. She's
using a dial-up account, and almost all she uses it to do is check for
e-mail. In OS 9 her mail app automatically dropped her modem connection
after checking, and she's used to that. As a result, she keep

Any change? Any movement of position? Any hint of reconsideration?
Anything?
Or are we doomed to Unison? Or XNews in VirtualPC?
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I have three Airport Graphite base stations, two of which are now
faulty.  Neither is displaying the well documented capacitor /
temperature failure.  Does anyone know where the failure modes (and
their remedies!) are documented please?

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With best regards, test.  E-mail: mail@aklabs.com

This is so strange. I have a G4 desktop with OS 10.3.6 hooked up with
a Windows XP laptop at home over an ethernet network. I've never had a
problem before. Yesterday, I was surfing on both computers no problem.
Today, without changing anything, my Mac can no longer "see" the

Can someone tell me where on Mac OS X (10.3.6, if it is relevant) the
startup script sits?
I have the firewall enabled using the standard Apple control panel. I'd
like to add some more specific rules. However, I have read that ipfw on

so, i have a desktop right now, about to get an ibook (or possible a
dell latpop)....and i have cable internet. is all i need a router
and wireless card in teh laptop to set up a network? i've read stuff
about how i can access the desktop through teh laptop and all

I'm running an iBook G4 with an AirPort Extreme card. My DSL connection is
through a Linksys 802.11g wireless router. The router is upstairs in a two-story
home, I spend most of my time downstairs.
In the past few days, the signal has been fluctuating even if I don't move the

Does anyone know of a utility that runs on mac (either as a native mac
application or a unix app that could be run from the command line -
mac or linux) that will take a MS Outlook ".msg" file and convert it
to plain text, raw message source with headers?