Re: imac can't see hub.

In article <Xns93B19906938F3victoriamarkpolesorg@217.158.240. 12>,
Victoria Clare <victoria@markpoles.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi all
> My first experiment with Macs, so I'd be really grateful for some help.
>
> I've recently gained a second-hand iMac G3 350MHz running OS9.2, and I'd
> like to connect it to our TCP/IP LAN so it can connect to the net (not
> too bothered about file sharing).
>
> The iMac doesn't seem to be connecting properly to the hub, let alone
> the router. The light on the hub does not come on when the cable is
> plugged in, and I can't ping it from other machines on the network.
>
> The iMac *can* tell if the patch cable is plugged in, because when it
> is, it reports:
>
> Ethernet: built in link: up speed: 10Mbps Duplex: half duplex
>

Is your hub a 10BaseT only hub?

> I've checked the cable on another machine, and tried swopping to another
> port on the hub.
>
> The fact that the iMac can see the cable connection makes me think it
> could be some sort of conflict rather than just the network port being
> duff.

Since the hub and cable seem to check out okay and the light on the hub
doesn't go on it sounds like a problem with the iMacs Ethernet port.
Specifically the transmit function, the receive appears to function.

As the hub link light is not coming on don't worry about software or
such, it's a hardware problem.

>
> On a PC I'd check the network card was installed properly with the
> correct drivers - can I do that? How?
>
> Can I uninstall Appletalk, and is it likely it might be hogging the
> ethernet port and stopping TCP/IP from getting a look in?
>
> I've blundered through the network settings. We don't have a DHCP
> server, so I've given the iMac a name, an address in the 192.168 range,
> gateway as the router's IP address, and netmask 255.255.255.0.
>
> For future reference, how do you run a ping or a traceroute from a mac?
>

Third party software such as MacTCPWatcher, WhatRoute, IPNetMonitor and
others.

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