At 8:53 PM -0500 1/2/2003, Tom & Lisa P wrote: >1) Is the keyboard on the 3400 the same as on the 5300 ? > >2) Is the modem/ethernet dongle necessary if you only want to use one >or the other, but not both at the same time ?
Conditionally yes. All three pairs are on the back connector (pins 1,2,3,6 for Ethernet and 4,5 for modem). If you hook it to the phone line make sure you use a 2-wire cable, not a 4 wire (or 6 wire). It probably won't damage anything but I wouldn't want to find out the hardway. Plugging it in with a 4 wire cable would connect the Ethernet port to any second phone line or whatever else is there. Hooking the port directly to Ethernet should be okay as the other pair isn't needed. One trick, if you do use both you can connect the Ethernet and modem lines to the adapter, connect the adapter to a RJ-45 to RJ-45 adapter (it must be a straight through adapter) and then a cable to the laptop. This eliminates dragging an extra cable around with the laptop. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
