Trying to share PC's internet connection with a Mac?

[ikeman32]

Ok I assume you get the internet trough dial up? If that is the case you need to enable Internet connection sharing in XP and your Ethernet cable needs to be a "Crossover cable" if you are connecting the mac directly to your PC. The difference between a standard ethernet cable and a crossover cable is in the wires at the connection point. A standard cable on both ends have exactly the same color coded order, whereas a crossover cable has on one connector the two outer wires crossed over.

But if you have a high speed connection by a router and plug the internet connection into the router and plug both computers into the router. Much simpler.