Powerbook G4 and 3G - help

[Tracey]

Help ... in my small business I have three PB G4s, two of which connect nicely to the internet through either a Motorola or Nokia phone. The third, a new used machine, is making me pull my hair out ... l simply can't seem to set it up correctly to connect to the internet using the phones as modem. I set up the other two machines so I did something right there - this machine is frustrating me. Either I get the 'there is no dial tone' message, or the one that says that 'this connection doesn't exist' or something to that effect.

I've set up the location, the configuration - including selected the brand and type (3G, GPRS) ... Telephone number *99[hash] (the hash doesn't print - have to copy and paste from a Word document ...). What am I missing? Any help appreciated.

P.S. The 3G is used for mobile business - at the office we have a wireless connection to which the machine connects seamlessly.

 

[bwana]

Have you tried copying the network preferences from one of the working machines to the one that is giving you problems?

I'm pretty sure this is the file you want /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist - just make a copy of the old one in case you need it again

 

[GreGorGy]

Why doesn't hash (#) print? What OS? Have you tried these modem scripts: http://www.taniwha.org.uk/?

Greg

 

[Tracey]

I'm pretty sure this is the file you want /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist - just make a copy of the old one in case you need it again

Thanks so much Bwana - I bluetoothed the file from one of the connected machines over to the, um, disconnected one and it's now ... connected.

Thanks also for your input Greg - we're using Leopard (Snow Leopard not yet 3G compatible apparently). I meant that the hash doesn't appear when you press shift 3 ... I get the pound sign.

All good now. Very happy personage!

 

[StbA]

Your PB G4 aren't going to work with Snow Leopard.

 

[Tracey]

Dang. Missed that small detail. Oh, well, will have to start saving for a new stable ;-)

 

[GreGorGy]

Thanks also for your input Greg - we're using Leopard (Snow Leopard not yet 3G compatible apparently). I meant that the hash doesn't appear when you press shift 3 ... I get the pound sign.

All good now. Very happy personage!

Try pressing option (alt) 3 to get the hash.