Re: need help with AOL broadband for Mac

anjjam wrote: 
hi,
recently bought a mac mini. i want to be able to access my AOL
broadband Gold via my mac. but the ADSL USB modem that came with AOL
doesn't get recognised by my mac and so i can't connect to broadband.
unfortunately AOL dont support macs and APPLE dont support USB modems!!
any suggestions to solve the problem.

or alternatively do you know of an internet provider that supports Mac
or atleast comes with ethernet type modems instead of USB ADSL modems
that will work with my mac mini? (my current broadband is 1mbps with no
download limits). thanks if u can help.

anjjam

anjjam@xxxxxxxxx


Ditto what others have said - dump the modem and buy a router. Check out the Netgear DG834, or DG834G for wireless...

The AOL service doesn't use the usual MTU of 1500, so the MTU on the router should be set to 1400.

Also, set the MTU of the Mac ethernet interface (i.e. the one you connect to the router with) to 1400 and then you can use Safari, Firefox, Mail, Thunderbird, etc. 'sudo ifconfig enx mtu 1400' should do the trick (where x is the number of the interface). RMAC will do the same and is supposed to make the setting 'sticky', but that doesn't work for me... so I run the above command each time I start the Mac.

Create a new screen name to use with the router. The following guidance was posted in another newsgroup -

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Important Information about your username/password settings:
Screen Name Information:
We recommend that you create a new Screen Name which your router can use
to connect to AOL - because if you use an existing Screen Name from
another location, your router will lose its connection to AOL.

When entering your screen name/username on your router it must follow
the four rules below:
1. You must enter your Screen Name in lowercase letters
2. Your Screen Name must be in the format of your AOL e-mail address,
i.e.: your Screenname@xxxxxxx
3. Your Screen Name must not contain any spaces
4. The Screen Name must have General (18+) Parental Controls access (not
Mature Teen, Young Teen or Kids Only)

Please note that the new Screen Name you create should use a password
that follows the three rules in the next section.

Password Information:
When entering your password on your router it must follow the three
rules below:
1. The password must be between Six to Eight characters long (i.e.: if
it has nine characters you will need to change it)
2. The password must consist of letters and numbers only (i.e. no
special characters, such as ! £ ? % and spaces).
3. The password must be all lower case (no CAPITALS allowed).



Kind Regards,
AOL Tech Support
****

(Posting this from a PowerBook that is connected wirelessly to a router on AOL BB Silver.)

Steve
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AIM: brno223
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