Mac Forum / General / Networking / July 2007

Having updated to Mac OS X 10.4.10 (via software update first, later via
combo update), I found the connections with Cisco's VPN client 4.9.01
(0030) - the latest at our university - to be more than flaky.
For no apparent reason the connection seems not to work, with a

I use Safari.  Often, a page will not load completely until I reload.
What would cause that?
I don't know if the problem could be with the DNS, but I have found that
alternative DNSs can be faster.  (I type the IPs in, in TCP/IP in

Computer says it can't initialize the modem.
I am running OS 8.6 on a computer that was able to connect to the
Internet using a USR sportster external modem dial up connection over
a year ago. Recently I tried for the first time in that long period to

Brian Clark has released Thoth 1.8.3, mostly bug fixes but also an
increase to the number of connections to 8.
He's also still working on Thoth 2.0. See
http://cortig.free.fr/Thoth/?cat=2 for some screen shots. Thoth remains

Years ago I read that when an eight-bit byte is sent by TCP, two extra
bits are added.  I think that must be wrong because I have found no
corroboration.
TCP uses packets.  A packet header has at least 20 bytes and may have as

Since  upgrading  to  an  Imac  Intel  mac,, I have  had  problems  
scanning.. I have  a Brother  MFC  8460N  which  prints  fine  (USB  or  
network)). I upgraded  to  Adobe  CS3  which  has  is  own  Twain  
driver.. I also  upgraded  to  the  latest  Brother  drivers.. My  mac  

The mail program in the iPhone's version of Mac OS X has a curious bug.  
After emptying my mailbox (POP3 mail), it says
"2,147,483,645;2,147,483,645 unread".

I signed up for DSL advertised at up to 768k down and 128k up.  It runs
pretty consistently at 654k down and 105k up (85% and 82% of the "up to"
speeds).  Running the phone line through a point-of-use surge protector
has almost no effect.

I just tried to double-click on an article in Safari 3.0.2 to expand its
size to make it more readable.  It works with Safari on the iPhone, so
why doesn't it work with Safari on the Mac?  (That's a rhetorical
question.)

Currently we have four computers on an Airport Extreme network with a 6
Mbps DSL connection.  The New iMac is running 10.4.x and all the others
are running 10.3.9.  Download throughput on the iMac and the 1.33 GHz G4
iBook is well into the 5 Mbps range.  On my 867 MHz Quicksilver ...

After pressing a few menu buttons, I reached one that said "cancel my
account", and pressed that one.  After listening to music and
infomercials, a guy answered and told me his name was Mark; when he
asked my name, I said "Michelle".  After I told him the last four digits

I have tried
http://www.mycokerewards.com/
with Safari and Firefox and get a lame 'Undefined Error' message. I
called Coke and they are aware of the problem but have not taken

When I tried to activate my new iPhone, AT&T told me that it will take
24 hours to transfer my old phone number to the iPhone.  Until that
happens, I can't use the phone for anything, even though their FAQ said
that I could make calls with it, but not receive any.

I've been looking into connecting my old eMac to the wireless router
on the other side of the house, in the cheapest/easiest way.

(depends on OS version etc. & I want it to work when I upgrade!)

I am considering buying a MacBook to replace my current PowerBook G4 later in
the year (if/when Leopard is delivered).  What I am pondering -- does anyone
know that if I also get an iPhone, whether I can then piggy back an Internet
connection (I know, it's AT&T's panned Edge ...