<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Afternoon,<div>I have an apple computer, imac 20" intel, running 10.4.11. It has obtained a valid lease through the host registration page in the proper subnet.</div><div>It has no issues with most network communications, everything works except for reaching two particular printers on the network, ironically sitting next to each other. </div><div>I cannot reach the two ips' via any methods, not even a ping back through terminal, nothing through traceroute or with a portscan.</div><div><br></div><div>I've attempted the following:</div><div>Ran diskutil & permissions repair.</div><div>Obtained a new lease and tried manual assignment; both proper, legit ip's.</div><div>Re-Applied 10.4.11 combo updater, and all current updates.</div><div>Tried another freshly created account, same issue.</div><div>Completely Tossed the folder: \Library\Preferences\SystemConfiguration\ (Holds all network settings and available interfaces.)</div><div>issued: lookupd -flushcache</div><div>Recreated all network settings form scratch.</div><div>Verified no VPN installed.</div><div>Connected another laptop to the drop, this computer can reach the ip's fine.</div><div>Swapped VOIP phone drop with computer, same issue.</div><div><br></div><div>Now here's the funny part. If we turn on the airport and connect to "MIT" we can ping the IP fine, but <b>Only If The Ethernet Cable Is Unplugged!</b>.</div><div>Meaning if airport only, and no ethernet cable plugged in, no issues. Plug in the cable with airport on, and no contact. Once the cable is plugged in, we get no comms to these two ip's.</div><div><br></div><div>I know in leopard you can set the network devices service order, and even disable and enable them, but not in Tiger that I know of, so I'm only assuming once the ethernet cable is plugged in it takes priority over the airport.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm stumped.</div><div><br></div><div>One thing to note, I can ping the router fine, 18.124.0.1 but when I attempt a traceroute, I gave in impatiently after 3 or so minutes of no data back yet but * * *</div><div><br></div><div>Any ideas?</div><div><br></div><div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><b><i>Brian Bulmer</i></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>DITR Information Technology Consultant</i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>Information Services and Technology, MIT</i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>Office: (617) 253-2163</i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; color: rgb(45, 81, 168); "><a href="mailto:bbulmer@mit.edu"><i>bbulmer@mit.edu</i></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><i> </i></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i><a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/teams/ditr">http://web.mit.edu/ist/teams/ditr</a></i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><i>_______________________________________</i></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#996633">Please note: MIT IS&T staff will NEVER ask you for your password, nor any email requesting your password information. 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