The 6500 comes from the 5500... You talk about a "optional ethernet card" so it must the card on comm slot. Those cards usually don't have handshake so they can't link on modern switch/routers. You will need a old ethernet 10Mbit hub to connect the 6500 and link it up to the router.
Joao On Sunday, March 16, 2014 1:10:38 AM UTC, Louis Ciotti wrote: > > Well the 6500 has the optional ethernet card, but I have not gotten it to > work, but your comment about finding a router to work with half duplex has > me wondering if that is the issue. I have an new Asus GB ethernet router > and the have only tried the 6500 connected to a GB switch that ggoes to > that Asus router. > > Good news is I also found an apple AAUI to 10BaseT adapter today, so that > should work with the 660AV. So I sould be able to use the one of the SCSI > to ethernet on the SE/30 assuming I can locate the drivers for them > correct? If so not my only missing link is the router. The Mac Mini is a > G4 so Tiger would be no problem to put on it. > > On Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:37:53 PM UTC-4, Jordan Utolia wrote: >> >> Yes I have noticed that earlier. I am sure the site owner is updating his >> hardware or something. >> >> Check back in a few days. >> >> For a pure ethernet network, you'll need NICs for the SE/30 and the 6500 >> if it doesn't have a PCI or optional Ethernet card. The 660AV can just use >> that AAUI port for an adapter, freeing up expansion slot(s) for other >> things. Then you'll need to procure a router that won't have hiccups with >> 10BASE-T half-duplex -- I merely used a DLink WBR1610, which is an old >> router. (I tried a NetGear WVR614v9 and it didn't work.) Add the Mac mini >> and you'll be done -- but I don't know if it can run Tiger or not, which is >> the last to work with all three computers at once. >> >> There's other ways of doing all this, the Guide when it returns, explains >> everything. (More to come too.) >> > -- -- ----- 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 vintage-macs@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintage-macs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
