On Saturday, December 28, 2002, at 11:39 PM, Mike T. wrote: > Hello all! I have a Mystic Color Classic running Sys 7.6 and a 7300/180 > running 8.1 that I would like to eventually network to my PC running > WinXP > (don't hate me!!). I love both of my classic macs, however, when I > individually try to hook up my cable internet connection to their > respective > network cards to make sure all is well, I am unable to connect. Just > hanging > around here and the Compact Macs list, I know this can be done, so I am > obviously overlooking something or there is an updated file/driver I > need and > apparantly don't have. However, one thing I've noticed is that Cox > Cable (who > took over @home here in New Orleans) says they only support 8.5 to X > for > Macs. Any advice would be appreciated...thanks!
Most likely it is because they need the Open Transport that came with OS 8.5 and greater, which supported Client ID; you may be able to graft that into the 8.1 system, or possibly the 7.6, but why fuss? Go get a cable/DSL router at Best Buy or CompUSA or Circuit City or wherever for about $50-$70, plug the cable into that, and your computers into the cable router. Configure the cable router (all the ones I've seen are configured via a web browser) and you're set. They come with 4 switched ethernet 10/100 ports these days, and you can get them with 8. *Much* simpler solution: just plug-n-play. > -- "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. Bruce Johnson -- 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:[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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
