Dan/Sal Wheaton on 2/21/01 10:01 PM wrote:
>> I just received a new-in-box Asante Micro EN/SCSI adapter and can't
>> get it to work. I'm using it with a Duo 2300c running OS 8.1, a
>> MiniDock, and version 5.6.1 of the Asante driver (it was the latest
>> version I could find on their Web site).
>
>> snip
>
>> It should work, but it doesn't. I can get a serial LocalTalk
>> connection to work between the Duo and the iMac; and I can get an
>> Ethernet connection to work between the iMac and other computers.
>> But I can't get the Duo and the iMac to recognize the Ethernet
>> network.
>
> Nancy,
> In the process of setting up such a connection last year, I received
> the following advisories from helpful Asante tech people:
>> 1. Our SCSI to Ethernet products do not work in the systems which have SCSI
>> transfer rates greater than 1.5 MB/sec. Since we do not support this SCSI
>> Controller IC within our software or hardware, or the increased SCSI data
>> rates, our SCSI Family of products will not work at all with these systems.
>> 2 The EN/SC and the NuBus cards will not attach properly to the G4's
>> 10/100Mbps Ethernet port so a 10Mbps hub will be needed to connect
>> either of >these devices to the G4. Sorry.
>
> In other words, try using a hub rather than the crossover cable. It's
> been working fine for me, linking my G4 to three Duo's and through
> them to the HD's in their Docks as well. I should add that for the
> past few days I've been having problems with my 2330C's connection,
> but I'm pretty sure it has to do with a corrupted system file -- for
> some reason Sherlock reports that the relevant PPP items, through
> which I'd been making the link, are no longer present. Haven't had
> the time to diagnose it further. My 2300 is still working just fine;
> great for storing back-up files.
> Dan
>
>
That's excellent food for thought Dan, I do remember messing with the SCSI
speed issue when I first set mine up. I think I even installed an extension
that slowed SCSI down but it didn't help.
But in Nancy's original message she indicated that she is not even able to
get the 2300 to recognize that it has an alternative ethernet option in the
AppleTalk control panel.
I think this may be because of the removal of some Apple ethernet extensions
that Nancy also mentioned in her first post.
Nancy, you might want to make sure to put back the extensions you removed.
As I mentioned in a previous post (and as Laurent also mentioned) they may
be necessary for the 2300 to access ethernet. At the very least, even if
they aren't needed, they won't interfere in the Micro EN/SCs operation (once
you get it working).
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