Thanks for the help. Unfortunately, the person I was donating the 7100 to had to leave early so the problem hasn't been resolved. I'll forward these replies to him.
Thanks, Andrew On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 19:35:10 -0500, "Jeff Walther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > At 15:30 -0400 07/22/2004, 1st PowerMacs wrote: > > >Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 07:44:46 -0500 > >From: "Andrew, a Mac Freak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Yesterday I set up my 7100 after not using it for a while, and > >for some reason the AppleTalk control panel refuses to switch to > >ethernet. It reports, "An error occured attempting to use > >Ethernet." I am using an Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Tranciever > >which is connected to a hub using standard ethernet patch cable. > >Its not the cable's fault, because the cable that I am using was > >pulled from the Windows machine that sits next to it.. Any help > >would be appreciated. Andrew > > If the cable is good, then the problem could be your transceiver, > although I've never seen one fail. > > It's also possible that one or more of the required extensions are > missing. If you've got a removeable or external drive available, > you might try putting a clean install on that drive and try booting > from it and testing your Enet. If it works and your hard drive OS > copy doesn't, that would imply that something is > missing/corrupted/bad preferenced on your hard drive OS copy. > > I'm assuming the hub is on before you power up the PM. If the hub > is off, for some reason the Mac will decide no ENet was available at > boot time. This is what leads to the three boot circus when > connecting two (older) Macs by cross over cable. But you'll get the > same effect if the hub isn't powered up before the Mac powers up. > > Jeff Walther > > -- > 1st-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> > > 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-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]> > List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- -- 1st-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> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-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]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
