thanks for your response: had it up, then restarted my emac, lost connection w/ the 8500, and havent been able to get it back. The 8500 sees the emac, but the emac wont log on.
Jeff Walther wrote: >>Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:35:37 -0600 >>Subject: Re: Boards >>From: wallis parnelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > > > >>I have connected my crossover cable to my new mac, turned on file >>sharing on both machines, but still dont see the other cpu on desktop, >>anyone familiar with this >> >> > >If one of the two Mac is older than a PCI Mac, you need to reboot >that machine again, or make sure that the machine at the other end of >the cable is completely booted up first. If they're both older >machines, boot them up. Then restart one of them. Then when it's >done, restart the other one. > >Old Macs won't activated their ethernet port if they don't find an >active connection at the other end of the cable. > >Of course, it could just be a bad cable... > >Jeff Walther > > > -- 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
