Dennis Smith wrote: > Add a ten dollar ethernet card to the XP machine, > connect to the Mac with a crossover cable, enable > Internet Connection sharing on the XP machine so the > Mac can use the internet at the same time as the pc.
All you need to do is: 1. Hook a standard ethernet cable to the router from both the XP machine and the Mac. Make sure you don't use the Uplink port, and don't use the WAN port. 2. On both machines, make sure the TCP/IP is set up to use DHCP for everything. On the Mac this is done via the TCPIP control panel. On the PC, its done in the network setup (you can use the network wizard if you like, or just modify the adapter settings directly; Let us know if you need more info). 3. Hook the DSL to the WAN port on the router. 4. Make sure the router is configured as a DHCP server. This should be the default. That's it. If you follow the advice given by Dennis, you'll end up not using the router which has a built in firewall, and have to use XP's built in firewall which is not very good (and mostly gives a false sense of security). --> Russ -- 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
