The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Technology

Technology Computing, programming, science, electronics, telecommunications, etc.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-24-2005, 05:33 PM   #1
elSicomoro
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 12,486
Networking a PC and a Mac

Hey folks...

I'm trying to get April's laptop PC to connect to her Mac at home. It's an iMac with the latest version of OS X and an airport card. The PC tells me that it's reading the network just fine, but then will not access any internet sites.

I must be missing something incredibly simple...help!!!

Gracias in advance.
elSicomoro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 05:55 PM   #2
smoothmoniker
to live and die in LA
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 2,090
under network options for the mac, make sure that "internet sharing" is turned on.
__________________
to live and die in LA
smoothmoniker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:14 PM   #3
elSicomoro
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 12,486
Okay...did that. Still nothing. Should I reboot the Mac?
elSicomoro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:23 PM   #4
laebedahs
Abecedarian
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 172
Edit: oops. Thought you were doing this on the Mac, heh.

On the PC, go to Start, Run, type <code>cmd</code> and click ok to open that up (type <code>command</code> instead if you're using a version of Windows besides Windows 2000 or XP). It will open a black window, in that window type <code>tracert 216.239.39.99</code>. Post the results here. To copy the results, follow these instructions:
Quote:
To copy text from the command window right-click on the window and choose "Mark", then drag the cursor across the text and right-click again. The text may then be pasted into any Windows text editor. To copy text to the command window, place the desired text on the clipboard, then right-click on the command window and select "Paste".

Last edited by laebedahs; 10-24-2005 at 06:29 PM.
laebedahs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:28 PM   #5
elSicomoro
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 12,486
(removed)

Last edited by elSicomoro; 10-24-2005 at 06:36 PM.
elSicomoro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:31 PM   #6
laebedahs
Abecedarian
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 172
Well, at least we know your internet connection on the Mac is working Do the same thing on the PC with my edited post, but also type <code>ipconfig/all</code> and paste the results here as well.
laebedahs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:35 PM   #7
elSicomoro
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 12,486
When I typed in "tracert 216.239.39.99" on the windows laptop, I got the following (I can't paste from windows to here):

Tracing route to 216.239.39.99 over a maximum of 30 hops

1 Destination host unreachable.

Trace complete.
elSicomoro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:38 PM   #8
laebedahs
Abecedarian
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 172
Ok, run the <code>ipconfig/all</code> and give me those results. If you have to, save it on a floppy or burn it to a cd and take it to the Mac and open it up. If you can't do that, tell me the relevant output I need from the <code>ipconfig/all</code>:

IP address
DNS
Gateway

Last edited by laebedahs; 10-24-2005 at 06:41 PM.
laebedahs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:39 PM   #9
lumberjim
I can hear my ears
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 25,571
hit ctrl+V to paste
__________________
This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan
lumberjim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:45 PM   #10
laebedahs
Abecedarian
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 172
You're missing what sycamore is saying. He's on the Windows PC which has no active internet connection.
laebedahs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:48 PM   #11
lumberjim
I can hear my ears
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 25,571
Quote:
Originally Posted by sycamore
(I can't paste from windows to here):

.
this was what i was responding to. in the quick reply box, when you right click, there is no 'paste' option. ctrlV paste works, tho


i only ACT dumb...it's ok, you're new
__________________
This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan
lumberjim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:49 PM   #12
lumberjim
I can hear my ears
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 25,571
Quote:
Originally Posted by lumberjim

i only ACT dumb
don't say it.
__________________
This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan
lumberjim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:50 PM   #13
elSicomoro
Person who doesn't update the user title
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 12,486
Hope this is what you're looking for:

Connections-specific DNS suffix: (blank)
Autoconfiguration IP Address: 169.254.220.185
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway: (blank)
elSicomoro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 06:51 PM   #14
lumberjim
I can hear my ears
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 25,571
huh. apparently, in IE, there IS a paste option. i use Mozilla at home, and there isn't. learn something everyday.
__________________
This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality
Embrace this moment, remember
We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan
lumberjim is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2005, 07:01 PM   #15
laebedahs
Abecedarian
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 172
Need some more information. Are you trying to connect the PC directly to the Mac to share the Internet connection? Or do you have a router? I assume you don't have a router based on what you've stated but I need to ask.

As far as the Mac goes, I'm not too familiar with them, but let me see if I can find something (leaving work now so won't be able to reply for about 30 mins ).
laebedahs is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:42 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.