In <1fxvnhl.11c8o53po0l4eN[at][10.0.0.186]> rolf wrote:

>> Wait - are you sure anything should appear in the chooser? I mean -
>> what is on the other side of the ethernet cable? Another Macintosh
>> with Apple Talk and File Sharing enabled? If there is nothing -
>> nothing will show up in the chooser. Chooser does not display all the
>> possible network interfaces, just the machines you can connect to.
>
> There is the rest of the network. One is a 8100 with both ethernet and
> serial interface. Now i constantly change between those, to get files
> to my pb, which ofcourse has the (slow) modem-port as well. Which btw
> implies that there is no problem with file sharing or open
> transport.....

OK, sorry if it was too obvious too ask, but I still think it must be
something trivial. I had a 1400 with GV Platinum card and the presence
of right drivers was manifested by the ability to select "Ethernet" in
the Apple Talk control panel. You can do that, so I think you have all
the right extensions. Maybe you are using a regular ethernet cable to
connect a computer to a computer (and it should be a crossover one)? Or
it's something as trivial as this?

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> the right extensions. Maybe you are using a regular ethernet cable to
> connect a computer to a computer (and it should be a crossover one)? Or
> it's something as trivial as this?

I recall an issue - and I don't know if it affects all Macs or only
specific models - where you have to start both computers
simultaneously if using a crossover (no hub). Otherwise the MAC on
whichever end started first will time out waiting for a heartbeat
(link) and will disable itself. Using a hub is preferable.