On Sunday, December 1, 2002, at 06:59 pm, B.J. Major wrote: >> BJ, >> >> Are you sure the cable you're using is a crossover? Newer Powerbooks >> and iBooks, I believe, are able to detect the cable type and should >> negotiate the connection between your wallstreets using >> 'straight-thru' OR crossover Ethernet cables. Without the iBook's >> auto-sensing the connection, you need to use a crossover cable >> directly between the wallstreets, or to use a hub, switch, or router. > > That's not the problem; the cable's package clearly labeled it an > ethernet crossover cable. > >> A cheap 10/100 hub would do it. The simplest way if you're just >> hooking up two computers directly is to use an Ethernet crossover >> cable. Sorry if I'm already repeating things you know here. The fact >> that the network works fine with the iBook inline tells me that your >> software settings are fine, and points to the cable as suspect. > > I'm using the correct cable, I already doublechecked that. > >> Personally, if you have more than two machines on your network on a >> regular basis, I'd recommend getting a router. > > I'm not connecting more than 2 computers at a time, otherwise I would > get > a hub. I just want to know why the 2 Wallstreets won't talk to each > other using the crossover cable...
I think the wallstreets need a hub to detect each other, if they don't find a valid network on start up then they switch off ethernet. The alternative could be to switch both wallstreets on together (probably impossible). Tony Simons York www.necpwa.demon.co.uk -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
