I've checked the various web pages for modems discussed recently;
however, I can't find one that the manufacturer's spec sheet says will
work with OS 10.3.x.

Any suggestion?

TIA, George

George Berger wrote:
First off, I'm going to make an assumption. Even though you just say
"modem", I'll assume you're speaking of a cable modem, and not a dial-up
modem. If that's an incorrect assumption, then you're in the wrong
newsgroup.

Don't use a USB interface, which would be dependent upon drivers being
available for the OS.

Use the Ethernet connection, and what OS is in use is irrelevant. Any
cable modem with an RJ-45 Ethernet port (almost all of them) will
connect to any 10/100 or 10-baseT NIC with an RJ-45 Ethernet port
(almost all of them) regardless of the operating system of the device.
Windows, Macintosh, *nix, or even a router using a proprietary OS;
they'll all work.

On the other hand, if you don't use a NIC, and depend on a USB
connection (not recommended), most modems only have USB drivers for
Windows.

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In article <gberger-3FC05C.12593228092004@news101.his.com>, George Berger <gberger@his.com> writes:
What Mac are you using? I'd assume it have ethernet. If so, use the
modem your provider says will work with their service. Hook it up to
the cable and plug your Mac into its ethernet port.

Most any router will work. The Linksys products do some funky things
with the HTML they produce and cause Safari issue. Install Netscape
if you get one of them.

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Warren and VAXMan -

I'm using a G4 iMac. It has the ethernet port, and I want to hook up to
Comcast cable. I had looked at the Toshiba 2600, but the spec sheet only
indicated it would work with Windows.

If the modem is impervious to the OS, that' will solve my problem.

Thanks, guys

George

George Berger wrote:
The modem only has USB drivers for Windows, but I'd advise against using
the USB interface even if you had Windows. The Ethernet interface
supports Ethernet, and Ethernet is Ethernet regardless of the OS. You
need no modem specific drivers. You simply connect your Ethernet port to
the modem as if it were any Ethernet LAN.

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