>I'm trying to connect my beige G3 with my iBook via Ethernet.
>
>When I select 'Ethernet' in the 'AppleTalk' control panel,
>I always get the error:
>
>An error occured attempting to use Ethernet.
>Make sure your network connections are correct.
>
>I have tried and reproduced the problem on my friend's G3.
>He has the same problem.
>
>Could someone shed some light on this please ?
>
>Where should I look at ?????

Sylvain:

The cable you need (I think) can be found at:

http://www.gccprinters.com/support/doc/crossover.html

However, if it were me, I would look at my local university's salvage 
yard -- there's a ton of them there.

Also, check out:

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm

They provide a pretty comprehensive study of the subject. In addition, look at:

http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/ethernet-home.html

I have all of my computers hooked up to an Ethernet. Simple and 
everything works well -- including shared printers. If you run into 
any problems, feel free to ask.

tedd

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