At 20:57 -0800 12/02/2002, J.S. Garrison wrote: >I tried to connect my C500 to my son's PowerMac 6100 today using his aaui >slot, an adapter, RJ-45 crossover cable and an Asante EN/SC Mini SCSI Port >converter. It failed. I'd like some input on what kinds of PCI EtherCards >are available. As always, your help is appreciated. > Did you do the multi-reboot shuffle?
When trying to connect older Macs together with a cross over cable you must start the first machine up. Then start the second machine up. Then shut down and restart the first machine (a simple restart might work). And possibly restart the second machine as well. The reason is that the on the older machines, the ethernet circuitry doesn't activate if it doesn't see anything at the other end of the ethernet cable. So the first start ups get the machines on. It may even activate the second machine's ethernet (because the first machine is at the other end of the cable). The reboot then let's the machine start up its ethernet because now the other machine is on and there's something at the other end of the ethernet for the creaky ethernet circuitry to latch onto. This isn't a problem for PCI powermacs. But the 6100 definitely has this issue and if you were using the EN/SC with the C500 it probably has that issue as well. If you're using an ethernet hub, this problem doesn't exist, because the hub is always there to provide a valid ocnnection to starting-up ethernet connections. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
