> From: "Dennis B. Swaney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > At 21:52 -0500 3/28/04, Mary wrote:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42717> > That is what I thought, too. I have an original iMac Rev. B, and a G4 > iMac Flat Panel. A straight cable won't work between them; I have to > use a crossover cable. The explanation I was given is that BOTH iMacs > must have auto-sensing for straight cable to work. I don't know when > auto-sensing ethernet was added to the iMacs, in the last G3s or only > with the G4s? Only one computer has to have the auto sensing feature. Kind of makes sense, you only have to flip the wires on one end of a normal ethernet cable to get a crossover cable. You must have an early G4 iMac that doesn't have it. The link above lists which Macs do and don't. -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
