Mac Forum / General / Networking / June 2007

Anyone care to recommend a Mac-friendly Web host (preferably Northeast
area) that doesn't cost an arm and a leg, for a small Web site?
Preferably one that runs on Linux (don't know if there are any
commercial Mac hosting sites).

I will be in the market for a new router soon. I'm currently using an
Asante 4-port router connected to a DSL modem. This (and the spare
Asante router) have been OK, but certainly not flawless. I've had
headaches with both of them (both have been replaced, the first while

When I tried to run my telephone line into my Mac Mini (first
generation 1.25 ghz) I found that my ring detector in my phone (that
differentiates between the Smart/Teen/Fax ring (a double ring usually)
and the normal ring didn't work anymore.  I ran it off a splitter.  

My sister and brother-in-law have a recent problem with their wireless
network and I'm unable to suggest any solution.
The setup:
DSL Modem

It seems like I may have a bad Ethernet port on my G4 iMac (gooseneck).
The router port flashes on and off when I plug it in and the machine is
unable to connect to the router. My other Intel iMac works from that
same port (or any other) on the router.

For those of you who care:
Apple issued a new beta-test version of Safari for Windows to address
security problems in the first release:
APPLE-SA-2007-06-14 Safari Beta 3.0.1 for Windows

So what are the differences between Safari 3.0 and Safari 2.n?  I
haven't been able to see any except, possibly, a subtle change in the
appearance of the tabs when tab browsing.
Jobs said that 3.0 has Yahoo! search built in along with Google search,

Yeh.
I'm doing some work for a friend's company. They are mostly a
Windows shop, and have only two Macs on a windows 2003 server.
The Macs connect to the network seamlessly. The problems are

Yeh.
I'm doing some work for a friend's company. They are mostly a
Windows shop, and have only two Macs on a windows 2003 server.
The Macs connect to the network seamlessly. The problems are

How do I add music to my I photo sideshow

I'd like to set up an Airport Extreme as a router to the internet, but I
also have some websites on my internal computer. I believe the Airport
Express can do port forwarding, but I need the IP address of the AE so
that I can dyndns it (using DNSUpdater).

When i switch users (by enabling the "fast user switching" in
System Preferences > Accounts > Login Options), the modem
always disconnects.
I would like to leave the modem connected (because, for example,

I just claimed a reward and Coke sent me an email with a URL to claim
the award.  I went to the web page using Safari and  Firefox and got
a Toybox Error whatever that means.  Could not claim the award.  I have
just about decided dealing with Coke is too hard.

I may be missing something, but is the way Finder handles connecting
to SMB shares a bit, well, odd?
I've a NAS with a number of SMB shares on it.
What I would like to do is tell finder to connect to say \\10.0.0.4\

I just got a Mac Book and am new to the torrent thing.  Could someone
give me a rundown on what program (client) is beat and just how to get
torrents.  how it all works, etc...
Thanks alot.