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Re: (ASCEND) Dialing into Max200 with ARA/OT on PowerBooks
>However, one of the executives just got a PowerBook 3400, which required
>going to Open Transport. And this problem popped up: If she dials in with
>ARA, disconnects, and re-connects without rebooting or resetting her Open
>Transport TCP/IP settings (switching to PPP then back to MacIP, or some
>such) the machine holds on to the old IP address instead of getting the new
>one from the server. And so nothing IP-based will go over the connection.
>No such problem exists for PPP connections; unfortunately, even if we
>bought a PPP stack that supported ATCP (AppleTalk over PPP), it's still not
>officially supported by Ascend yet (as the latest long discussions have
>shown).
Sounds like an OT problem, but the gotcha is clearly on the line above:
she runs a 3400.
>FYI, this problem has been verified both in OT 1.1.1 and 1.1.2.
There. An excerpt from my trustworthy MacFixIt page:
|IMPORTANT: Because OT 1.1.2 was released before the PowerBook 3400, some
|of the resources in OT 1.1.2 are older than what is required for the
|PowerBook 3400. Customers with a PowerBook 3400 computer who require OT
|1.1.2 need to follow a specific installation order to ensure
|compatibility. After installing OT 1.1.2 on a PowerBook 3400, customers
|must immediately install Mac OS 7.6.1 Update for PowerBook 3400. This
|will update the appropriate localtalk resources. Problems with older
|resources are evident when switching between Infrared and LocalTalk. If
|you experience problems when switching networks, you should reinstall
|the Mac OS 7.6.1 Update.
Brian didn't mention which System Software her 3400 runs, so here's my
two yen. Tell her to obtain the MacOS 7.6.1 Update *for* PowerBook 3400
and follow the installation instruction there, *specific* to 3400s.
Although the note above states that problems are with IrTalk and
LocalTalk, it should definitely sound worth a try.
Or, simply revert to what came with 3400. A clean reinstallation from
the CD-ROM and stick with it. See if it changes her problem after
correcting the resouces inconsistency.
hth,
junichi
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