Networks

[sarah]

Why aren't my laptop and my friends' mac talking to eachother? :(

[gettin2dizzy]

You might need to provide a 'little' more info ;)

[rigor]

Why aren't my laptop and my friends' mac talking to eachother? :(

Lover's tiff?

[TSM]

what os is your laptop?

what are you trying to do between the computers, if its file sharing, you need to check that in OSX "windows file sharing" is turned on

[sarah]

Trying to share a (cable) internet connection and don't have a wireless router. Trying to use the cable modem and an ethernet hub.

[sarah]

Lover's tiff?

they are like a couple of children, tempted to send them both to the naughty step

[gettin2dizzy]

on the mac go to system preferences > sharing > then click on the 'internet' tab. voila :)

[timwilky]

Virgin Media only allow one ip address per modem. Unless you bought blueyonders no longer available dual ip option about 4 years ago. You cannot use a hub/switch and must use a router.

First check on both machines you are on the same network by using the dos command and enter ipconfig/all and post both results

[tigersaw]

Macs are far too self important to talk to another machine

[The Laughing Assassin]

Can a mac lower itself to talk to a pc?

[sarah]

Virgin Media only allow one ip address per modem. Unless you bought blueyonders no longer available dual ip option about 4 years ago. You cannot use a hub/switch and must use a router.

First check on both machines you are on the same network by using the dos command and enter ipconfig/all and post both results

thanks for that.

i'll put router on my shopping list

Macs are far too self important to talk to another machine

i was starting to suspect that.