We are trying to network a Starmax 3000/200 to a powerbook G4 superdrive. The Starmax was running 8.6.1 and is a 603e with 144 mb ram and 10 gb hard disk. It has always been very stable.
We consulted a Mac dealer who sent us an ethernet card with the card name of ATY, 264VT and a driver called RTL8139x and a crossover cable. He also said we should upgrade to 9.1 and sent us that OS. The upgrade went ok, but the Starmax is now very sluggish. We installed the card and driver, and I followed all the mac help instructions on both computers for setting up the ethernet connection, including accounts on both. The Starmax sees the powerbook, but when I select appleshare in the chooser and select the powerbook, it tells me that the connection has suddenly terminated. The powerbook says that ethernet is on but not connected. It does not see the Starmax. Also, the USB card in the Starmax has disappeared from view and no longer works. Help! I would like to connect these two computers, and I don't care how. I want to access files on the Starmax from the powerbook. I would also very much like to go back to the 8.6.1 OS. Is there an easier way than ethernet? Can the Starmax take a firewire or bluetooth card? Or how can I get the ethernet to work? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
