I've got a Mac!

[bedouin]

What I suggested pretty much is the only way you're going to get ethernet on that machine.

I suppose getting it on the net could be accomplished through the serial port some way too, probably most easily with a Linux distribution.

[Calum]

hey i trust you bedouin! i just wasn't sure if the two devices might be the same thing (or something) what with it being a macintosh laptop and all, i know next to nothing about apple's hardware, especially pre iMac. thanks for your comments dudes!

[Calum]

well, i managed to buy an asante scsi adaptor on ebay for a fiver. haven't tried it yet or really looked at it. It does have an ethernet port on it though, can i plug that directly into the router or do i need a further adaptor of some kind in between?

also, mine hasn't come with a mains lead or adaptor. does yours use one of these, bedouin?

[bedouin]

It doesn't need an adapter.  You will need a 10-Base T hub though because it WILL NOT work with autosensing switches.  If you have a high quality router that lets you set the speed on each port that's another option, but most people don't.  I also had no luck getting it to fetch an IP address through DHCP in 7.5, so static it is.

[Calum]

hmm, so then i need a 10BaseT hub, which i then plug into the router, daisychain style, and i'll need to look up static IPs for that OS (I think 7.0 on it at the moment, or possibly 6.5)

Thanks bedouin,

[bedouin]

DHCP might work for you.  Worth a shot.  It never worked for me though.