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Mac Forum / General / Hardware / May 2008Mac OS 7.6.1 ethernet card install
First let me start off in saying that this is a temp mac till I buy new imac. Ok I have a mac running OS 7.6.1 on a power mac 6500 I installed an ethernet card in the PCI slot and booted my mac. The light on ethernet card is is on. Question is I go into TCP/IP and nothing is there for IP. Connect via only has Appletalk and PPP. Is there something I have to edit or change? Is it a driver issue? Thanks for any help In article <b6dc463e-5489-416b-bab4-12e6f97e2185@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > First let me start off in saying that this is a temp mac till I buy > new imac. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there something I have to edit or change? Is it a driver issue? Thanks > for any help You likely will have to load a Driver for the ethernet card, and, or, the Ethernet IP Stack Extensions, as they may not have been loaded when the System software was originally installed. There are several chunks of Open Transport, that only load if Hardware is installed.  SignatureBruce in alaska add <path> after <fast> to reply > First let me start off in saying that this is a temp mac till I buy > new imac. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there something I have to edit or change? Is it a driver issue? Thanks > for any help I can't remember 7.6.1 too well, but have you opened the Appletalk control panel? That should give you the option of connecting via Printer Port (default) Ethernet built in or Ethernet Slot whatever. If it doesn't show in Appletalk it's not recognising the card and probably needs drivers. What makeof card is it? I may have some drivers lying around. In article <b6dc463e-5489-416b-bab4-12e6f97e2185@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > First let me start off in saying that this is a temp mac till I buy > new imac. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > there something I have to edit or change? Is it a driver issue? Thanks > for any help You will need to load a set of Hardware Drivers for the PCI Card or your 6500 will not see the card. If it doesn't show up in the TCPIP Control Panel, it will NOT be in the AppleTalk Control Panel, either. Also note, if the System was originally built without an Ethernet Port being present, some of the System Files required to run an ethernet Port may not have been put in the System folder, and you may also have to reload the System, again. SignatureBruce in alaska add <path> after <fast> to reply > Also note, if the System was originally built without an Ethernet > Port being present, some of the System Files required to run > an ethernet Port may not have been put in the System folder, and > you may also have to reload the System, again. This was my experience when I added an Ethernet card to my LC III. It was necessary to re-run the OS installation package, choosing to custom-install only the network portion. I also recall a problem where the network driver did not load if there was no Ethernet connection when the machine was booted. In other words, connect the Ethernet port to an active device before booting. One other problem is that you may need a cross-over Ethernet cable, depending on what you are connecting to. Older equipment did not have the automatic features available today. Fred > In article <fast-E098CC.14292610052...@netnews.worldnet.att.net>, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Fred =========================== Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. The card I have is a Kingston KNE30BT. I am trying to connect to my DSL modem to get the internet connection. It is a PPPoA connection that is always connected so I just need DHCP. << Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. The card I have is a Kingston KNE30BT. I am trying to connect to my DSL modem to get the internet connection. It is a PPPoA connection that is always connected so I just need DHCP. >> Do you have a driver for the card yet? You might try here: http://www.opendrivers.com/categorycompany/1113/1279/network-kingston-free-drive r-download.html - John > Sorry it took so long to get back to you guys. The card I have is a > Kingston KNE30BT. I am trying to connect to my DSL modem to get the > internet connection. It is a PPPoA connection that is always connected > so I just need DHCP. Kne30BT? isn't that a ISA card? If not... Yum! its a BNC Twinsted pair card right? Is there drivers on the Kingston website for the Mac? Right now my G3 is connected with 10Base-T ethernet. I have several RTL8029 PCI cards that MacOs 9.2.2 won't load drivers for. I would like to go back to coax (BNC) if I can find drivers and a compatible PCI card for a B&W G3 machine. Any information you can give would be a help here. SignatureFrom the Desk of the Sysop of: Planet Maca's Opus, a Free open BBS system. telnet://pinkrose.dhis.org Web Site: http://pinkrose.dhis.org, Dialup 860-618-3091 300-33600 bps The New Cnews maintainer B'ichela |
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