> From: "THAM,KEVIN-HC (HP-Singapore,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm trying to network my iMac (rev. D) with my old Performa 6400. Does > anyone know if this is possible? > > As the iMac has an Ethernet jack and the Performa has a modem and a printer > port, I thought plugging a Fastnet or Farallon adaptor into the printer port > of the Performa and the phone wire coming out of the adaptor into the iMac's > Ehernet jack would do the trick, but I must be missing something.
I'm not familiar with the Fastnet or Farallon adapters you are talking about, are they LocalTalk to Ethernet converters? If so, you might need to use a crossover Ethernet cable, instead of a straight through cable, between the LocalTalk to Ethernet Converter box you are using. If you don't have a crossover cable, you could go from the iMac to a hub (with straight through Ethernet cable) then from the hub to your LocalTalk bridge device (again with another straight through cable. A crossover cable is a special Ethernet cable that has some of the wires switched around, for connecting two computers directly together without a hub in between. It is going to be SLOW if you do get it to work. To get them connected together at a higher speed you could get a Comm Slot Ethernet card for your 6400. I paid a pretty penny for the 10/100 Comm Slot II card in my 6400, but I think that a 10-only card should be much cheaper. Someone smarter chime in here if I'm wrong, but I think that you can also use a Comm Slot I Ethernet card in a Comm Slot II Mac? (But not the other way around of course.) -John -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
