I'm trying to connect two Macs: * An 8500/180 running OS 8.6
* A PowerTowerPro with a Sonnet G3/450 running OS 9.1. It also has a Kingston 10/100 card in addition to the built-in ethernet connections. I can get AppleTalk on both computers to switch to Ethernet, and I've turned on file sharing on both and set up at least one volume on each to be shared. But I can't get AppleShare on either computer to see anything on the other in the 'select a file server' window of the chooser. I've tried two different cables that appear to be crossover cables, since they're the only two RJ-45-ended cables I have that don't have identical wiring at both ends. I've tried them with the RJ-45 connectors and with the AAUI connectors (with Asante FriendlyNet transceivers), as well as with the 10/100 card on the PTP. I tried before and after installing Kingston drivers on the PTP. The drivers are: Kingston PCI Fast Ethernet v. 3.3 Kingston PCI Fast Ethernet (AB) v. 3.3 I tried running Kingston EtheRx PCI Diagnostics (also v. 3.3), and it caused my computer to crash. (I don't remember the details of the crash.) By the way, the yellow lights on the transceivers turn on when they're plugged in, but not the green ones. And none of the lights on the 10/100 card turn on. Aside from the possibility that both of my crossover cables are bad, is there anything else that might be causing the problem? - Aaron - <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
