On 1/22/09 10:12 AM, Hunter Fuller of [email protected] sent
>
> Fred Miller wrote:
>> I don't know for sure about hooking a Mac to a PC, but to hook 2 PC's
>> together you need to use an ethernet crossover cable.
>>
> Not true in all cases. Some network adapters autodetect if the cable is
> wrong and reprogram themselves to handle it. I know that all MacBooks do
> this. Newer PCs do it also (Macs don't use special network adapters).
>> Fred
>>
Crossover cables for Macs were "de rigueur" during the beige days, but using
standard straight-through E-Net cables has been with us since the iMac G4s
and contemp. Towers/laptops, maybe earlier. Connecting to a PC is an
OS-specific situation, iirc, but if the PC in question is running XP, you
should be okay.
Just my 2ยข worth.
Best regards,
Dana
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