Ahhhh........so the answer to my "potential" network problem is just to go ahead and do it already :-) . Boy, who woulda thunk it? Sometimes the answers really are right under your nose. Thanks! This will also save the expense of buying yet another OS disk. ................................Mike T. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Cable internet problem
> > 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
