One of my clients recently switched over from Windoze to Mac OS X.2 and asked me to switch his Verizon DSL over to his new machine. I set everything up and got him connected, and the machine does connect to the Internet, but once the client goes into his browser and tries to enter in a URL, IE's info bar infinitely shows "Looking for (server)" A ping confirmed that this system is online, and it will connect, but once it's connected to Verizon, no Internet services are avail
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Had similar problems about a year ago with a Mac user and Cable. Can't be very specific because I tried a number of different things, mainly TCP/IP settings in control panel (or whatever it's call in MacOS). Fiddle around with these for a while, andit should work. Sorry I can't be more specific as it's been a while, but I believe the problems are in TCP/IP. Perhaps another user can help.
To the last, I talked with a Mac friend of mine. He gave me a list of steps he found somewhere on the Internet. 1. From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences 2. Click the Network icon 3. Click the arrow box on the Show pop-up list and chooseBuilt-in Ethernet 4. Click on the PPPoE tab 5. Check the box next to Connect using PPPoE 6. In the Account Name field, type your email address 7. In the Password field, type your password 8. Check the box next to Save password 9. Check the boxnext to Show PPPoE status in menu bar 10. Click the PPPoE Options button 11. Check the box next to Connect automatically when starting TCP/IP applications 12. Uncheck the box next to Prompt to stay connected if idle for X minutes 13. Uncheck thebox next to Disconnect if idle for X minutes 14. Check the box next to Disconnect when user logs out 15. Click the OK button 16. Click on the TCP/IP tab 17. Click the arrow box on the Configure pop-up list and choose Using PPP 18. In the DomainName Servers box, type the DNS server addresses for your domain 19. In the Search Domains box, type your domain
Note: In some areas the Domain Name Servers and Search Domain may not have to be specified. Clear these fields if you are unable to browse.
20. Click the Apply Now button 21. Close the Network window 22. From the Apple menu, choose Restart
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Mac OS 10 DSL Woes
Windoze to Mac OS X.2 and asked me to switch his
Verizon DSL over to his new machine. I set
everything up and got him connected, and the
machine does connect to the Internet, but once the
client goes into his browser and tries to enter in
a URL, IE's info bar infinitely shows "Looking for
(server)" A ping confirmed that this system is
online, and it will connect, but once it's
connected to Verizon, no Internet services are
avail