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pc to mac using ethernet crossover
Name: dan Date: November 4, 2003 at 10:05:18 Pacific OS: os9 and xp pro CPU/Ram: emac / athlon 850 512mb
Comment:
hi i am trying network my win xp pc(ip:10.0.0.1) to my housemates emac(ip:10.0.0.2) running os 9. i have connected the two using cat 5 crossover and the windows pc says the connection is present but i cant see the mac. when i ping the mac from the pc i get "request timed out."
is there a way of connecting the two without the expensive software or a router. we'd like to share files and ultimately share my adsl connection.
Name: RPGreg2600 Date: November 4, 2003 at 15:23:58 Pacific
Reply:
Macs are poo. But uh, I don't think you can share files over a router (at least I can't figure out how to on mine), so buying one of those won't solve your problem.
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Response Number 2
Name: FishMonger Date: November 4, 2003 at 15:54:35 Pacific
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You need to have "File Services for Macintosh" installed. However, it's not available for XP; MS rquires you to have one of the server editions (NT, 2000, 2003). If you want to use third party software, you could try: PC MACLAN For Windows NT/2K/XP
I've never used it but it says that it will do what you're asking.
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Response Number 3
Name: FishMonger Date: November 4, 2003 at 15:56:49 Pacific
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BTW, a DSL router will allow you to share the Internet connection; it's the file sharing that's going to give you trouble.
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Response Number 4
Name: dan Date: November 5, 2003 at 04:56:13 Pacific
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i've heard elsewhere that a proxy server might might allow the mac to connect through my pc but i dont know how to configure this? any ideas? the internet connection is now my main priority because aparently it quite straight forward to share smaller files via ftp.
i've heard elsewhere that a proxy server might might allow the mac to connect through my pc but i dont know how to configure this? any ideas?
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