The ships have to be in a fleet to share supplies, and it happens after you hit "end turn". Ships in the same sector but not in the same fleet will not share supplies.
A ship can not be given more supplies than it can hold. So, if all ships are full, then the tanker can't give them anything.
A ship can not generate more supplies from solar panels than it can hold (in total). So, if your ship can hold 3000 supplies total, it can only gnerate 3000 supplies to share per turn. Having solar panels that can generate more than that is a waste. Add a few Supply Storage comps, and you can get more supplies generated.
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Also ...is there a way to have the tanker just "give" it's fuel...disengage and head back home for another load? Perhaps a way to "leapfrog" refueling like this? Please let me know...
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Sadly, no. 
[ August 18, 2003, 00:08: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]