[WinMac] Re: Macs and crossover cables

Alex Dearden(pata[at]tampabay.rr.com)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:07:53 -0500

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>I am not as familiar with the direct connection between pcs and macs as
>this, however I remember previously on this list somebody tried connecting
>two macs via crossover and couldn't get it to work. I believe the solution
>was that both macs had to have their file sharing stacks started very close
>to the same time since no hub was in use. Those that know more about this
>type of setup, think that it is possible somehow this is happening with the
>mac? Just throwing out an idea.

I've connected 2 macs via a crossover cable hundreds of times and never
experienced the problem you describe with file sharing???

different Macs, different OSs, no problems.

Alex Dearden
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