Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.2.4: Dial-up problems and old .kext files

Apparently, some readers had problems with yesterday's reported package solution to dial-up reliability problems under Mac OS X 10.2.4.

The package was intended to replace six files found in the directory /System/Library/Extensions, with older versions:

1. InternalModemSupport.kext
2. InternalUSBModem
3. PPP.kext
4. PPPoE.ppp
5. PPPSerial.ppp
6. PPTP.ppp

If you are having dial-up problems, try replacing these six files with those contained on a Mac OS X 10.2.3 installation. Alternatively, you can use the shareware utility Pacifist to extract the files from an older Mac OS X updater or your original Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2) CD.

Feedback? late-breakers@macfixit.com.

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