iBook G3 (USB): Unable to connect to the internet

BDAqua;

Many thanks for your post ! I already had compression turned on. By adding the DNS numbers, my modem/iBook came alive and now works great with dial up on the web....Thank You !

I felt it was something simple as the iBook works great on the airport card. Yesterday, I went to the village library that has wifi. I up graded my new install of 10.4.7 to 10.4.11, effortlessly. My problem appeared to be that once connected and authenticated by dial up, Firefox or Safari could not communicate with the web.

Now, so I can learn from this. What does adding those DNS numbers do to the connection/ or iBook ? On my PowerMac G4, I dont have those DNS numbers entered and its been running great on dial up for 3 years. Whats different with the iBook ?

You want to believe that those DNS numbers are written down in my Black Book, I wont forget this one LOL

Also my thanks to APPLE INC for hosting these forums. What a valuable resource. Without them, I have no idea where I would have found the 'fix'.

Thank You
Paul

BDAqua;
Thanks for the information and link on DNS. I will read the link later this evening. I will also give the DNS numbers a shot on my G4.....it may raise my speed from 24.4K to 30K ha ha ha.

Ronda;

Thank you for your personal interest in my connect problem. I sincerely appreciate your forwarding to to BDAqua for resolution. I am good to go now !

Paul

BDAqua;
Yes, its very old Bad phone lines. I live very remote in the Mountains. We still have sections of Lead Outer Jacket cable with paper insulation dating from the 1930's. Lots of noise on the lines, especially after rain. Verizon refuses to run all new cable, they just replace sections as required to keep dial tone up. They have conditioned my line, playing with the load coils and I am at the best they can/will do. There is family further up the mountain that connects at 14.4K, so I am blessed LOL ! I am lucky to have a private line (my own copper pair tot he switch in the village. Some homes still have party lines ( in 2008) LOL !!

My only other choice is satellite, but that would require cutting major timber to get a sat shot as I am deep in the forest. My best hope is Internet over the power lines which appears to be working well in some areas.

My new iBook, with airport, now opens a new world for me. I can go to the village library where they have wifi and do whatever I need on the web at high speed (they have roadrunner). So for large downloads, I now have an option. As bad as all this may sound, and it is, Its a wonderful way of life in the mountains which I would not trade just for high speed inteernet.

Thanks for your interest.

Paul