Mac Forum / General / Networking / March 2007

I am using Liunx command iperf to measure the throuphput between two
hosts which is connected by a Ethernet cable.When I set the window
size at the client side which is less than 256k,the output of iperf
always shows the double size of the value which I set.I know the

For years I used external Kflex and v.90 modems on an old Mac.  It
normally connected around 52k although the exact speed would vary. While
I was online the speed would sometimes drop back 5 or 10%.
Now I have a PPC Mini with an internal v.92 modem.  Internet Connect

PowerBook G3 running OS 9.2.2, connected via Appletalk over
ethernet to a G5 iMac running 10.4.9.  
I connect to the iMac successfully, and can copy files from the
PowerBook to the iMac.  Similarly from the iMac to the PowerBook.

What are my options for a blue and white G3 when it comes to modems?
Why can't I just find a PCI modem card!

I have a new used B & W G3 300 with OS 10.3 and OS 9.2.1 on it. I also
have older Mac systems networked via I think you call it a localtalk
network. I use Techworks TechnetSt DIN-8 to telephone RJ-11 ended four
strand phone wire. I have a HP LaserJet 4m on the network also.

I have a ReadyNAS on my network at home.  It is NOT a USB connected
NAS.
I have no problems using my NAS from within my network at home.
However, I cannot for the life of me configure either the NAS or the

Under Mac OS X 10.2& 10.3, I was able to share one computer's
dialup connection with another Mac. But, I have been unable to make
this work under Mac OS X 10.4 (10.4.9 installed). What's the secret?

So i got the new airport extreme and have my western digital USB HD
hooked up to it. It works great, except when I've had my macbook in
standby for a while, such as at night. When I wake it up again the
next morning, my HD isnt showing up and I have to try and connect to

Here's the question for the day for all the MAC guru's, explain the
process for a MAC OSx 10 machine not being able to use smb via dns
name to access machines in other subnets.
an exaple would be a mac with an ip of 10.10.10.1 is able to see and

I have a Linksys WRT54G v6 wireless router to share my DSL connection
with 2 Macs (Quicksilver G4 and Intel Mini) and a PC. The G4 has both
Panther (10.3.9) and Tiger (10.4.8) installed on separate partitions;
the Mini has just Tiger. Generally the wireless feature is turned off

I'm new to the Imac scene! I want to make a copy of a family video
(which is on disk now). I've kinda played around with iDVD but I just
cant figure out how to make a copy. I have the IMac 20 in with 10.4.8
operating system. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

A friend of mine has a son who lives in England and who has just arranged
with British Telecom to provide him with connection to the internet. He will
be using GMail for email. His concern is that his privacy will be compromised
and has said that he hasn't been able to find a way ...

I've just recently upgraded to 10.4 on my gray G4 and now my HD is making a
noise every few seconds like it's writing or accessing something, or phoning
home, even when no applications are running. I've disabled everything I can
think of, including the Dashboard, to no avail. Any ...

I have a blue and white 300 G3 running OX 10.3 & OS 9.2 and a PPC 7200
running OS 8.6. Can I network the two computers together using
Ethernet with just one cable between them without a hub?
Their manuals each say they can each use 10Base-T category 4 or 5

I just bought a blue and white 300 G3 tower on ebay running OX 10.3 &
OS 9.2. I am new to the G chip and OS 10.
The unit did not come with the apple internal modem in it. Can I put
in any PCI internal modem in it and not need any drivers on a supplied