> on 1/27/05 1:58 PM, Clark Martin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> At 3:19 PM -0500 1/26/05, denimpair wrote: >>> When I loaded OS8.6 on my 6500, I didn't have ethernet on it. Now I have >>> ethernet, but it doesn't see it. Do I need a driver??? >> >> Yes, you always need a driver. The Apple installer normally installs >> drivers for all Apple NICs that can be used on the machine. What >> kind of card is it. > > > Hi > We were trying to get this G3/333 with 9.2 to talk to a 6500/275 with 8.6 to > talk. We assumed (yeah I know) this one was great and the 6500 wasn't > working. We connected the 6500 to another machine and it works fine. I > supposee it is this one not working. It doesn't have a card apparently it is > direct to the board. Anyway it won't work at all. Drivers or ???? > Thanks > Peg
The 6500 doesn't, properly speaking, have ethernet on the logic board. It has an Apple-proprietary slot (called a Communications Slot II, or Comm Slot II for short) for either an internal modem or a ethernet card -- usually the Apple Twisted Pair ethernet card is what is encountered, but I believe there wwre some 3rd party aftermarket cards offered for it. If the jack is down under the PCI slots on the back of the 6500, & has a little diode beside the RJ-45 jacj it's probably 1 of the Apple 1s. I have a 6500 w/ Apple CS II ethernet card that I installed a SCSI drive with 8.6 on in place of the IDE card (long story). This drive had been installed with 8.6 while it was in a 7100. The installer didn't put the file "Apple Ethernet CS II" into the Extensions folder, & until I figured out what the problem was, & installed that driver, the 6500 wouldn't recognize the ethernet card for love or money ( -- & believe me, I offered both! ;-).) So evidently the 8.6 installer (actually it was an 8.5.1 disk) doesn't automatically install the right drivers. Or maybe it was because it was an install CD specifically for the Blue & White G3 -- which, of course, doesn't have a CS II slot. If you need the file & don't want to re-install the whole system, it email me off-list. -- Bill Art page: <http://geocities.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
