"PJ" <pj4380@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:KQ3wh.12$614.2@newsfe13.phx...
> We run a moderately loaded 'g/b' lan. (Usually that's an iBook, this 600E
> with linksys 'b' card, an R31 (Prism chip) and an HP6130 (with god only
> knows what chip). We impose MAC authentication for access. Friend with a
> T42 visited. We plugged in his MAC address but T42 was unable to connect.
> Turned off the R31 and 600E. T42 connected OK. Too many variables to
> draw any firm conclusions but symptoms pointed to T42 not playing well
> with 'b' machines in the 'sandbox.'

Well, both the T42p and X41 are b/g machines, so this may not be the problem
I am experiencing.

Alan.