Connecting G3 OS 8.6 via Ethernet to AEBS

Have been using an old D-Link router to connect G4 10.5.8 via airport, Macbook 10.5.8 via airport, Windows laptop XP via wireless and G3 OS 8.6 via ethernet. The G3 because it seems to be the only option for an old, slow but still nice quality printing on a Personal Laserwriter.
In order to improve speed and range bought an Airport Extreme Base Station and all the wireless connections are as predicted faster and range is much better.
But ethernet connection to the G3 doesn't work. Perhaps I need to manually insert router settings in TCP/IP?

gasmac wrote:
Have been using an old D-Link router to connect G4 10.5.8 via airport, Macbook 10.5.8 via airport, Windows laptop XP via wireless and G3 OS 8.6 via ethernet. The G3 because it seems to be the only option for an old, slow but still nice quality printing on a Personal Laserwriter.
In order to improve speed and range bought an Airport Extreme Base Station and all the wireless connections are as predicted faster and range is much better.
But ethernet connection to the G3 doesn't work. Perhaps I need to manually insert router settings in TCP/IP?
A while ago Ethernet ports needed to be connected with the right type of cable: "cross-over" or "straight through". At some point Apple switched to "auto-sensing" Ethernet ports. Your G3 may predate that switch. What I don't know is whether you need one or the other type of cable if one device is auto-sensing and the other device isn't.
When you connect the G3 to the AirPort Extreme unit, is the green light at that Ethernet port on the AirPort unit green? If it is, then the AirPort unit is recognizing that there's a device connected to that port.
I don't remember OS 8.6 well enough to give you any advice about Ethernet configuration. However, there's a "Mac OS 8.x" section in the "Older software products" area of Apple's discussion groups where you may find someone who can help.

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