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dragonser 12th Nov 2017 4:21 pm

PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
HI,
I have just powered up a Powermac 7600/120 using os 9.1 and have tried to get the internet connected. But no luck.
well I guess I have to setup the tcp/ip , does anyone know know how to do it ? it is probably something reasonable obvious.
Like everything I guess it is simple when you know how to do it !

OldTechFan96 12th Nov 2017 5:23 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
I think that this Macintosh has Ethernet built in so connecting to the Internet should be straightforward.

Apple menu-->Control panels-->TCP/IP-->connect via Ethernet.

Your IP should be automatically found with the autoconfig option.

dragonser 13th Nov 2017 12:08 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
HI,
I will take some screen shots of the various menu's. Yes it does have an ethernet port built in, but the way of getting the setting autodetected isn't obvious ( at least to me ).

paulsherwin 13th Nov 2017 12:14 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
This is normally the default setting. Have you tried just plugging it into your router?

dragonser 13th Nov 2017 6:05 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
Hi,
well the light on the router came on when I plugged in the cable. but using a browser meant i just got an error message after a short wait. I know that the machine was originally used with blue yonder probably ten years ago. I will try some more things and let you know what I find.

dragonser 19th Nov 2017 11:14 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
Hi,
well I tried it again tonight and it worked ! I have taken a photo of the settings and must make a note of them !

OldTechFan96 20th Nov 2017 1:21 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
It's good to hear that you have sorted your problem.

I would recommend the web browser Classilla. I use it on my PowerMac G3 with good results.

dragonser 21st Nov 2017 8:41 pm

Re: PowerMac 7600/120 ethernet question
 
Hi,
thank you for the suggestion of classilla, I did find that the existing browser doesn't have the security facilities that many login systems require !
I have a lot to learn !


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