Subject: Re: Odd ethernet TCP/IP problem switching between MOL and regular Mac OS
From: Todd Lipcon (tlipcon@mercea.net)
Date: Fri Jul 21 2000 - 10:01:11 MDT
Nope, you haven't done anything wrong. This happens for everyone. The
reason for this is that MOL emulates a different kind of ethernet card
than you actually may have. Therefore, when MacOS boots, it looks for the
selected ethernet card, and can't find it. Then when you open the TCP/IP
control panel it switches to the new ethernet card for you. Then of
course, when you reboot back to MacOS, it's looking for the emulated card
and can't find that :) A solution to this is to use the Location Manager
so that you can set your TCP/IP preferences before it's loaded by holding
space at startup.
-Todd
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On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, William K. Gibson wrote:
>
> As the subject says, I am experiencing an odd problem with my ethernet when
> switching between booting the regular MacOS and using MOL.
>
> Here is the issue:
>
> I have a B&W G3 set up on a manually configured LAN using ethernet with
> internet access through an Airport modem.
>
> Say I have booted normally into MacOS. I surf or get mail just fine.
> Now, I boot up Yellowdog linux and start MOL. I cannot get my mail or surf
> the web. So, I go to the TCP/IP control panel. The control panel complains
> that the "connect via" selection I was using is now gone and it is switching
> to ethernet.
>
> I close the window and save it. Now I can get to the net just fine. But, if
> I reboot into MacOS, it similarly does not work again. And I have to go back
> to TCP/IP. It gives me the same message about switching to ethernet, and
> then I can access the net again.
>
> What gives here? There seems to be two different and exclusive ethernets in
> each session. Have I configured something wrongly?
>
> --William K. Gibson
> 1stDesk Systems
> firstdesk@columbus.rr.com
>
>
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