Several of my Macs (actually, all of them) do this. The problem is that when you set AppleTalk to ethernet, the software performs a link test. If there is no response from a hub (or other device), AppleTalk switches back to its original setting. This clearly presents a problem when trying to network w/ a Xover cable...
You can't choose AppleTalk over ethernet unless the machine at the far end of the cable is already set to use ethernet (and will report its presence when it recieves the link test), but the machine at the far end of the cable can't be set to ethernet until the machine at the near end of cable is set to ethernet... And so on. There are two solutions, though one of which is somewhat more reliable (that one first)... * Connect one machine to a hub w/ a patch cable and turn on AppleTalk over ethernet. Unplug the patch cable, plug in the Xover cable to both macs, and set the 2nd mac to ethernet. Since the 1st already passed the link test, this works fine. (Of course, if you have a hub, why are you bothering w/ the Xover cable...) * Sit both Macs side-by-side. Plug the Xover cable into both macs. Open each Mac's AppleTalk control panel. Simultaneously select ethernet in both control panels. This should give each Mac enough time to receive a link test from the other and tell them that there is an active ethernet network. - This method *almost* always works for me, though sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to get the timing down. This question actually comes up pretty often. The 2nd solution works for every mac I've ever used (though sometimes with difficulty). That's countless 68k machines, PB3400, PB5300 (w/ ethernet PDS card), PBG3, Beige G3, 9600, 9500, 8500, 73/6/500, 8100, 7100, 6100, etc... You get the picture. Hope that helps, Drew -- Having graduated (with a physics BS :-P), I will be using the email address <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please update your address book. <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> "Anyone can fly, all you have to do is throw yourself at the ground and miss." -Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
