I just put an Ethernet card in my SE FDHD.
The card was fairly large and mounted on top of the motherboard about ¾ inch above it with standoffs on one end. Then a ribbon cable went from there to the part that attaches to the back. This is slightly different than the SE/30 card which rides the port vertically, at a 90 degree angle from the motherboard. I should probably take some pictures of my stuff... From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thick Parasite Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 3:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Getting an SE on ethernet? Topic: Getting an SE on ethernet? <http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs/t/278a557ee0d86103> Boyer Jason <[email protected]> Apr 30 02:05PM -0700 ^ Hi Jason, Adam Rosen from http://vintagemacmuseum.blogspot.com/ helped me out with the same task. Basically, what he told me is : - Use a Linksys WET11 ethernet-to-WiFi bridge or similar with the Mac SE/30. You typically need to configure the adapter to join a WiFi network using a more modern Mac or PC and it's web browser, then you can connect it to older systems. This will bridge TCP/IP traffic, but not AppleTalk. I can use Fetch, MacTCP Ping and Netscape on the SE/30 but I can't browse AppleShare volumes in the Chooser. Also you need an ethernet port. The SE/30 has a PDS slot for which several ethernet adapter cards were made. For instance http://lowendmac.com/daystar/pages/dsd_products/upgrades/030.040/t040spec.html Good luck with your project Cheers Laurent Greetings All, New to this group, but not as new to vintage macs. I've picked up a SE (with HD), and a Classic II, and thought it would be fun to embark on a pet project to get them talking to each other and perhaps on a home network or internet. The Classic II appears to have an integrated RJ-45, so I'm set hardware wise. The SE is a different story. I know it has an expansion slot called SE PDS in Mactracker, and I suspect it was at least capable of participating in token ring networks, but the real question is the possibility of getting an RJ-45 port on this machine. Ebay searches indicate a plethora of LC PDS ethernet cards for the early LC machines, which may be the same communication protocol, but perhaps not the same physical arrangement, I'm not sure. So the big question is, can I equip an SE with an ethernet port through any means? Cheers, Jason -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2845 - Release Date: 04/30/10 12:27:00 -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
