This configuration should definately work. One phrase
you used that worries me is you said "cross over"
cable. A cross over cable is only used to connect one
Mac directly to another Mac. They are not to be used
for a network connection. You will need a standard
ethernet cable. Once inserted the Macs should be setup
to use DHCP and that's pretty much it...
--- Richard Starr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A friend gave me an early Airport for use with my
> wife's Clamshell. I got that
> connecting to the internet ok using the version 1.3
> Airport software in os 9.2.
>
> Now I want to connect my Beige to the airport via
> ethernet so we can both be on
> line at the same time. That hasn't worked so far in
> either os 9.2 or 10.3.8.
>
> Might have the wrong cables...one doesn't show any
> connection in the networks
> page of prefs in os X. The crossover cable shows a
> connection in X, but I can't
> get anything to work. There is no evidence of a
> connection at all in 9.
>
> I can't find docs for this for either 9 or X.
>
> Any suggestions would be great!
>
> Rich
>
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