quick print said:
Actually, I first tried a yellow ethernet cable that I've had for awhile that said "patch" on it. I wasn't sure if it was crossover or not. When it didn't work, I assumed maybe it wasn't a crossover and went and bought one.
Does anyone know if a patch cable is straight conection cable or crossover.
The error message on the G3 is whats bothering me. When I pick another option in appletalk menu such as modem it switches without any error.
thanks
I believe the Patch is a Straight Through cable. You can find out really fast. Look at each end and the color of the wires at the end of the plug. On each end are the colors in exactly the same place? If so it's a Straight through cable. If the colors are backwards on the one end, it's a crossover. On most store bought Ethernet cables these days, the first pair of wires is usually Orange/White Orange. Both ends should be the same for a straight cable.
On your problem on the G3 I am not sure. That error bothers me also. It's been a long time since I got that error under os9 or before. I am just wondering if it's not finding the network card in the G3. Let me do some checking on an old Mac I have here with OS9 and get back to you.
Be sure DHCP is turned on under TCP/IP. OSX is usually that way by default.
Open the TCP/IP Control Panel and be sure the connect Via is set to ethernet and the Configure is set at Using DHCP Server. Then try opening the AppleTalk Panel and selecting Ethernet. Make sure the Crossover cable is connected and the other mac with OSX is turned on.
What G4 is your G4? You say Sliver. Do you know the basic specs like CPU speed? The newer G4's like has been said are auto sensing and can use either cable, but the older ones like the Yikes and Sawtooth's need a Crossover cable.