Most likely, you just have a cabling issue. If you are trying to connect
your machine directly to the ethernet port on the base station, you need to
use a "crossover" cable. This specially wired cable swaps the transmit and
receive pairs of wires, and allows 2 devices to talk to each other directly.
This appears to be a pretty good explanation:
http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00009.asp
KC Hundere
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On 8/6/01 3:15 PM, "Jim MacNeal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Okay folks, I've decided to wait to install the
> new HD AFTER I take care of getting my PowerBase
> networked with my iceBook and the AirPort base
> station.
>
> When the iBook arrived a couple of months ago, I
> immediately set up AirPort, and was on the i'net
> in no time at all. Now, the other day, I decided
> to install my Asante ethernet PCI card in the PB
> (PB 240 upped w/P'Logic G3 running at 304 mhz).
> Nothing wants to work right. I finally shut all
> the new stuff down and decided to contact the
> list. Yes...I installed the driver from the
> Asante disk...nothing! I have dl'd and printed
> "Setting Up An AirPort Network" (or whatever it's
> called) from Apple. Read it, reread it, and
> re-reread it. Thought it was quite straight
> forward...BUT...aha! Is it really necessary for
> me to buy an ethernet HUB? I know the manual for
> AirPort shows one, but I'm only connecting ONE
> computer through the network...thought I'd just
> share the printer (more problems...another time)
> off the PB rather than try to hook it up
> separately as a network printer.
>
> Anyway...all suggestions will be taken in good
> spirits...and perhaps with good spirits (I could
> use some Glen Fiddich about now!). Next stop, the
> Syracuse Macintosh Users Group.
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