>Date: Tue, 28 Aug 1956 20:34:34 -0500 >From: "David W. Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I'm trying to network a Frankenmac with a 7500 motherboard to a 6100 Nubus >Mac through the AAUI port using an Apple transceiver attached to the 6100. >When I go into the Appletalk control panel and try to set it for ethernet, I >get an unspecified error message which tells me to check my network >connection. The transceiver is brand spanking new. I haven't had any trouble >setting these machines up with Phonetalk. I'm pretty sure I must be doing >something wrong, but I'm danged if I can think what it might be. Can someone >out there maybe give me a clue?
Assuming you are using a cross-over cable (which is different from a normal ehternet patch cable) and assuming that it is wired properly, then you probably need to do the reboot shuffle. Connect up the two machines. Boot one of them up. Boot the second one up. The first one's ethernet port will not be active because there was no valid ethernet connection when it came on. Now reboot the first machine while the second is still on. This time there is a valid connection at the other end when it boots up. Now you should be able to choose ethernet in the appletalk CP, unless you have some other problem. There's some point at which more recent Apple machines don't need the reboot shuffle, but I'm not sure which model that starts with, but for older machines, if they're not connected to something working at start up, you need to reboot them while connected to get ethernet active. Of course, having an always-on hub solves this problem. Jeff -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
