Mac G3 running 8.6

Please note that older web browsers cannot handle https. For example, if you try to access apple.com via Internet Explorer 4 on a Mac OS 8.6 iMac G3, you would see an error message like the one that you mentioned. So, (with this machine/browser combination) look for plain http sites. Google (google.com) appears to use http when accessed from IE 4 or iCab 2.9.9 (PPC).

The DHCP Client ID field can usually be left empty. It is typically sufficient to merely configure the menu above that field to use DHCP server.

You may have to restart the computer in order to get it to properly recognise the connection to the LAN port of the router.

Which web browser (version) are you using?

I just tested with Internet Explorer 4.01 (PowerPC). As indicated earlier, when attempting to connect to apple.com, I receive the same error message (albeit in Swedish) as you do. With Google (which normally responds with https with modern browsers) however, the IE 4.01 browser address field shows http and the connection is successful.

Yes, sign in pages will typically require https. Google search works per se, but almost all results in the lists are https sites. These links will not work. Today you are going to find very few plain http sites (just as an example, a site for older Macintosh software like umich.edu/~archive/mac/ is one of them).

You may want to carry out a few experiments with Classilla 9.3.3 (floodgap.com/software/classilla/) and iCab 3.0.5 (icab.de/dl.php). Possibly even on a Mac OS 8.6 machine (with a sufficient amount of RAM).

The computers can be used for a number of other things, such as word processing and spreadsheets (AppleWorks is a nice program suite), and perhaps some vintage games. The machines can be connected to a local network. You will probably have good Internet access through other (modern) computers anyway.

Good luck!

you can do 2 things. 1. move it to the router or 2. take another mac computer that supports wifi, turn on internet sharing through the ethernet port, and connect both through ethernet. and DON'T USE INTERNET EXPLODER

Yes. If the router doesn’t have any Ethernet ports, you’ll need a network bridge.

(155736)

Plug them in, open the TCP/IP control panel, and set it to connect through Ethernet.

(155738)

Choose Control Panels from the Apple Menu, or open its internal drive, double-click System Folder, and then Control Panels.

(155740)