[stlboi]

What's the best way to network a brand new macbook into a group of PCs of about 4 other PCs that already have a network established amongst themselves. I need to use the internet and look in a couple folders that are on the network. Everything seems to be linked together via router and there's a DSL modem. There's an ethernet cable just itching to be used at my desk, but my mac doesn't recognize it for anything. Thanks!


--Tim

[mduell]

Plug the other end of the ethernet cable into the switch that all the PCs are connected to.

[stlboi]

Um, the other end is in the router. Do you mean switch them around to see what happens?

[stlboi]

mduell,

Were you being serious? When you said "switch". did you mean the router. That was a really vague tip for me.
I'm looking more for what I should set my settings to on my macbook, and what should I set the settings to on the PC. Something like that. Thanks for trying to help though.


--Tim

[mduell]

A router only has one input port and one output port. What you're calling the "router" sounds like a combined router and switch in one box. But that's just a little pedantry.

I can't be more helpful unless you're more descriptive. "my mac doesn't recognize it for anything" isn't terribly useful.

[stlboi]

The thing I called a router basically has the DSL line plugged into it and then all the other computers are plugged into it, including my macbook. My macbook doesn't seem to acknowledge or show any sign of connection after I plug in the ethernet cord.

UPDATE: Here we go. This is what I was looking for:

[mduell]

Then it's a combination DSL modem, router, and switch.

I'm glad you found your answer.