Direct Ethernet Between PC and Mac

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Direct Ethernet Between PC and Mac

I'm trying to connect my g3 iMac (panther 10.3.9) to my pc using direct ethernet between the two. Apple says they should just automatically recognize each other but they won't. When I try to ping the pc's ip it won't work. All I want to do is send over the music and photos. Anyone know what the problem is?

Indigo iMac DV 500, Mac OS X (10.3.9), 320 mb ram

Posted on Jul 23, 2006 12:03 AM

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Rich Fleming

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Jul 23, 2006 7:39 AM in response to Lynda Siggers1

Are you using a Crossover Ethernet cable?

Are both machines assigned IP addresses on the same subnet?

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Answer 2

Jul 23, 2006 2:05 PM in response to Rich Fleming

Are you using a Cros
sover Ethernet cable?

Are both machines assigned IP addresses on the same
subnet?

I didn't think Mac's needed a crossover cable. They have this feature where it will change the connection or something. Plus the Apple switch thing says all you need is a regular ethernet cable.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch/howto/network.html

I'm not sure about the ip adresses how do I change that? And would that effect trying to add music and photos into iTunes and iPhoto?

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mrtotes

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Jul 23, 2006 3:37 PM in response to Lynda Siggers1

You haven't needed a crossover cable for Mac for about the last 4 years or so. Here is the list of machines to clarify. So... the iMac G3 does need a crossover cable.

Try working through either of these to get your network going:

mrtotes

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Answer 4

Jul 23, 2006 5:34 PM in response to mrtotes

Thanks a lot. That must be it, I'll have to pickup a crossover cable. You rock!

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