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List:       newtontalk
Subject:    Re: [NTLK] ethernet woes
From:       Forrest <newton_phoenix () mindspring ! com>
Date:       2016-07-12 5:42:27
Message-ID: 994229B3-0B51-46BF-977D-6F9C32033341 () mindspring ! com
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Hi Will,

I am able to go online with a wide variety of Apple and Mac products—Mac SE/30, \
Apple IIgs and IIc, and of course my Newton MP2100s are a few. What I've found is \
that often the best way to get online is to use hardware and software from around the \
same timeframe as the machines you are trying to connect.

I'd suggest you try to find a router that's a little older, perhaps a more vintage \
Linksys G or similar. I connect my Newts through an older Airport Express (the \
smaller square white one, A1084) which easily allows WEP connection and has rarely \
ever given me trouble. (I used to travel with it years ago when my work required \
overnight stays in hotels, many of which were not yet equipped with WiFi.)

I have a more recent Zyxel wireless modem that was provided me by CenturyLink for my \
DSL…I've physically connected the Airport Express to it (CAT5--or whatever--cable), \
created a wireless network thereon...the Newts then connect directly to that.

There has been over the years some concern about WEP and how it's not as secure as \
the newer networks. At one time I used MAC filtering to help secure it; recently I \
have just turned off the SSID broadcasting. As someone else pointed out here, is \
there anything of any great value on these older machines you're connecting to WEP \
that anyone could really want?

This way you could set up a newer more secure router for your normal Internet \
traffic, and a separate WEP network for the PB, eMate and Newts.

Hope this helps.

Forrest


> On Jul 11, 2016, at 3:41 PM, William James <whjames67@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, I've been on here for sometime, and have never chimed in. Recently I have been \
> trying to get my PowerBook 1400 up and running with the Orinoco Gold card. Like the \
> latter Newts, it will only accept a 16 bit card. It ran perfectly before our recent \
> move to a small very rural town. When we first moved here, I had to have them \
> switch out the wireless router for one that was WEP capable.  
> That worked for two weeks, then no dice, no connection for my PB 1400 or my \
> Messagepad 2100 and eMate. I replaced iCab on the PowerBook with Classilla, it took \
> 2 hours of playing around in the preferences, but it is now finally working. I \
> switched the ISP server connect from the default 1.1 to 1.0, and on the proxy as \
> well. Still no luck with the Newts.  
> I am a complete novice on this, which makes me embarrassed to post (even though I \
> have been using Newts since 1994), but can it be that the internet connect package \
> on the 2000/2100/emate, is just not capable to cope with newer ISP servers? 
> Will
> 
> 
> From: Piotrowski Paweł (Newton) <newton@indigi.co.uk>
> To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net 
> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] ethernet woes
> 
> Hi!
> 
> In my case, I had problem with WiFi cards. What helped me: I just create new \
> internet setup settings and I swapped card for second. I know this last is strange \
> but it works ;) 
> Another thing: If you don't use WiFi, try delete WiFi drivers pkg. And delete \
> unused drivers pkg.'s for other LAN card. Sometimes it make problems. 
> 
> Best regards,
> Pawel Piotrowski
> 
> NPDS Server: http://newton1.applenewton.co.uk (powered by Newton 2100)
> NPDS Tracker Server: http://tracker.applenewton.co.uk:3680 (powered by Raspberry \
> Pi) 
> On 15 Jun 2016, at 12:56, Scott Ticknor <ticknor@me.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hey list,
> > I am having a heck of a time with my ethernet cards all of a sudden. I have three \
> > cards for my 2100: a Farallon, a 3com megahertz, and a 3com 589d. All are \
> > supported and have been working fine. But recently i have been unable to get any \
> > of them to "engage" properly. When i use the connect sheet, the loading screen \
> > appears, the light briefly appear on the card connector, then goes out. \
> > Meanwhile, the loading bar completes and thinks it has succeeded (I use a static \
> > IP for my connection setting). But when an application tries to get any data, i \
> > get an error (i forget which one, for share, maybe error (2)?). It's the same for \
> > every card. Meanwhile, my Orinoco card works perfectly. I tried creating new \
> > connection profiles, etc. I am sure i remember someone having this problem \
> > before. Any ideas? Reload all the NIE stuff perhaps? 
> > thanks,
> > 
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