Networking Newbie: Please Help me connect an Ibook to a pc

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:19

i happen to have aquired an ibook over the last couple of days....i wish to network it to my pc so that i can send some large files over....i have a belkin cat5 cable connected to my onboard ethernet that runs straight through to the ethernet port on the side of the ibook. problem is that i can't seem to connect these two...if i go to finder>go>connect to server on the ibook....it starts to search for a network but doesn't find anything...i'm using winxp SP2 and i keep on getting this message "limited or no connectivity" when checking the status of my network connections in winxp....what am i doing wrong any..please assist.....

21-10-2004, 16:29

Hi - it needs to be a 'cross-over' cable, rather than a 'straight through', one, is that what you have?

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:33

unfortunately i haven't a clue what cable i have .....its a yellow belkin category 5e patch cable

**Chris** · 21-10-2004, 16:34

Au contraire, you can use a straight-through cable when connecting a Mac and a PC. More detail to follow....

EDIT

What OS is on the Mac?

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:34

thanx for your replies guys ...i'll wait for more info on this

21-10-2004, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris T

Au contraire, you can use a straight-through cable when connecting a Mac and a PC. More detail to follow....

avidly watches space

<edit> - I knew I should have kept out of any stuff to do with Macs

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:37

osx version 10.2 ..its an ibook 700

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:40

im trying to install photoshop cs on the ibook but i dont want to waste cds ..so i thought i could ftp it over on a network...i should be ashamed of myelf seeing as i am doing a BSC in networking ....

**Chris** · 21-10-2004, 16:47

Right, so long as you have OSX 10.2 or better (and you have!), the best thing you can do is follow the instructions found here:

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/ma...pc.html?page=1

In essence, you have three options, Websharing, FTP or SMB. SMB allows the Mac and PC to carry on like they are both on a small network, but to get stuff from one computer to the other you need to have a folder on the PC designated as a shared folder and use it as a staging point between the two. You also have to log on to the PC from the Mac. See the link for all the details ...

EDIT

Having said all that, from your original post it looks like you're actually having trouble with the network connectivity of the PC, which is something I can't help you with sadly. There are plenty of wise PC sages around here who can help with network troubleshooting however, so sit tight ...

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:51

thank you so much .....at least i can start from some where......just a quick question before u go......is it possible to network my mac to my pc through my ntl motorola surfboard modem...ive tried but to no avail...

**Chris** · 21-10-2004, 16:53

I would have thought that extremely unlikely.

africanshox · 21-10-2004, 16:56

well i assumed that the surfboard could act like a router because it has an ethernet port...

**Chris** · 21-10-2004, 17:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by africanshox

well i assumed that the surfboard could act like a router because it has an ethernet port...

I've never seen one, but I'm assuming it has one USB and one E-net?

If so, you can't use both simultaneously. It's designed so that you can connect one computer to the internet, using either USB or Ethernet, whichever you choose.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think NTL has ever supplied any cable modem equipment that has a built-in router.

Stuartbe · 21-10-2004, 17:05

Why not use ICS (internet connection sharing) On the pc ?

All you will need to do is install another network card into the pc !