>I have zero experience with networking, and I'm trying to >connect the PM4400 to an eMac. The eMac came with what I >believe is an Ethernet cable. It looks like a phone cable >with slightly wider terminals. It fits nicely into the back >of the PM4400, but plugging it into the eMac requires more >force than I think it should. I'm plugging into the port on >the eMac with the <...> label. Swapping the cable end for >end doesn't help. > >I did a custom install of OS 8 on the PM4400, but I'm not >sure which components need to be installed. There wasn't >anything called "networking" but I did install AppleTalk. >When I open the AppleTalk control panel and pick "Ethernet" >from the "Connect via" menu, I get an error message telling >me to check my network connections. > >I've followed the networking and file sharing directions in >OS 8 Help but there are a couple of places where I get >stuck. I need to take better notes next time. > >I'm confused and flailing and I don't expect anyone to be >able to help me with the limited information I've given >here, but I wouldn't be surprised if someone here can >suggest something I might be missing. > >Brent
Are you using a crossover cable to connect the two? If you take a regular ethernet cable and hook it directly to two machines it will not work. For this type of connection you'd need a crossover cable. (A crossover cable swaps the transmit pair (of wires) with the receive pair.) If you have an ethernet hub or switch, then you don't need a crossover cable, but you'd need two regular ethernet cables. There's a website for networking Macs; I think it's www.threemacs.com . I'm sure someone on the list will correct me if I'm wrong. That site has a lot of good info on it. Hope this helps, J White Buy American S.O.S. Save Our Steel -- 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
