Richard Kenward wrote: > Very many thanks indeed for coming to the rescue. Thanks Ed for your > reassurance re: the PCI slots. Looks as if this long drawn out saga > might be drawing to a conclusion.
I would suggest a different problem... mainly as I have never seen a fault with an ethernet port on any Apple motherboard. A few things to check. I'm not sure how up to speed you are with networking but it would be good to check this list before assuming the hardware is at fault. 1. Connect ethernet cable - make sure it is not a cross over cable. 2. Goto: Applemenu >Control Panels > Appletalk > select ethernet NOT remote only. 3. Check light on Hub The Apple 9600 series computers are notorious for problems with conflicts on the usage of the printer/modem port and for resetting the ethernet back to the printer/modem port. Once set the configs tend to be more reliable. Check this list before assuming the hardware has failed. Networking these older machines is not always straight forward as auto network configuration is not available. HTH, Michael =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
