>Remote Access is running on the machine with no ethernet activity on the
>switch. It is connected to my ISP as I am writing this. Before I tried
>ethernet, I could be connected to my ISP, connected to two other machines
>via localtalk, and be downloading files from my ISP and depositing them on
>one of the localtalk connected machines.
On the Machine with no Ethernet activity, what is the "Connect via:"
setting in the AppleTalk control panel? It needs to be Ethernet.
>
>Clark Martin wrote:
>
>> >I can't get my two Macs to talk to each other via ethernet. I have a
>> >d-link switch. The lights come on on the switch when I plug the cables
>> >in. I have checked the cables with a tester, they check out OK.
>> >
>> >They will talk via tcp/ip, but that is through an ISP at 38667 bps,
>> >which is slower than localtalk.
>> >
>> >AppleTalk is active on both machines. Nothing shows up in the chooser of
>> >either machine.
>> >
>> >I had a post very similar to this earlier. Obviously I haven't gotten
>> >anywhere.
>> >
>> >A friend of mine brought over his macsense hub which didn't make any
>> >difference.
>>
>> >I found something interesting. When AppleShare is selected in one
>> >machines chooser, the activity lights on the switch start going on and
>> >off for the two machines. When I select AppleShare from the other
>> >machine, no activity.
>> >
>> >This should be indicative of something. Direction would be appreciated.
>>
>> It sounds like AppleTalk in the second machine is not using that port.
>> Could you have more than one Ethernet Port? Could ARA or LocalTalk be
>> selected.
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