On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 1:12 PM David Christensen <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com>
wrote:
> On 3/7/21 7:09 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 5:25 PM David Christensen <
> dpchr...@holgerdanske.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 3/7/21 4:45 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> >>> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 4:27 PM David Christensen <
> >> dpchr...@holgerdanske.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 3/7/21 4:02 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> >>
> >>>>> The reason for the two networks is that my modem-router is
> electrically
> >>>>> incompatible with one of my computers. That computer freezes or
> >>>> otherwise
> >>>>> misbehaves when one of its ethernet ports is on a network which also
> >> has
> >>>>> the modem-router.
> >>
> >>>> What a PITA. Have you tried putting a network interface card into the
> >>>> problematic computer so that you can run one LAN?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Actually, the problematic computer has two ethernet ports on it, but it
> >>> is a mac, so not so clear how to get a network interface card into it.
> >>
> >>
> >> What model mac?
> >>
> >
> > It's a mac pro.
>
>
> Marketing terms are for separating the rubes from their dollars:
>
> "it is a mac"
>
> "It's a mac pro"
>
The separation was done successfully :) :)
>
>
> When posting on a technical mailing list, please include the relevant
> engineering identifiers when referring to hardware or software items --
> e.g. alphanumeric codes variously named "model number", "part number",
> "assembly number", "serial number", "architecture", "revision", etc..
> Doing so demonstrates your competence and your respect for the readers'
> time.
>
I don't have a good way to copy/paste information from the mac gui --- is
there
a shell command that i can run that could identify the exact model?
('uname' only
identifies the software; the mac does not seem to have a 'lscpu' command.)
And thanks for your help!
>
>
> David
>
>
