on 1/27/04 4:21 PM, Chuck Stinnett at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > But while I am anything but a PC veteran, I find that > anyone with a good working knowledge of a Mac can probably muddle through > basic configurations on a PC, and vice-versa (these configurations are, > after all, made via control panels, and while Apple might call its "TCP/IP" > and Microsoft might call its "Network" or whatever, the idea is pretty much > the same). So if you can find a tech support person who can put down his > Windows-centric step-by-step procedures for a moment and give you an > overview of what you need -- configuring using DHCP or manually configuring > with a static IP address, subnet mask, DNS/domain name server, etc. -- you > should have no trouble.
You are correct. Our network/ISP guy is a Windows/*nix only guy who had never laid eyes on a real Mac before in his life! I showed him how to find the Control Panels and a couple of utilities (IPNetMonitor) and he was able to quickly adapt to it, and, in the end, appreciate how it all worked together... Oh, I cannot forget, he can hardly speak English, and our OS is purely English. :-) There is no excuse for somebody to run away from a Mac. Maybe you could gently remind them--prod them about their paranoia--and see if you can goad them into trying... Silly children... -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." --George Washington, first president of the USA -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
