Yes - I read this, thats how I know or think I know that its impossible to network a modern machine direct to a compact, it needs a step between like an early iMac that can see down and up the line.

This particular posting ( apple fool ) like many of the postings is made by someone thats very tech savvy, Im not. When it comes to things like twisted pairs and TCP my brain stops working.

Ideally I need to find someone thats managed to do this without resorting to an ethernet card, as Ive seen people using those but the cards are rarer than rocking horse shit.