Has anyone successfully (or unsuccessfully) used a RealTek 8169 based gigabit ethernet card in a Beige G3 under OSX?
I banged my head against this thing for several hours last night and could not get it to work. When I boot the machine in OS 9.x the card works fine. So, at least I know the hardware is all functional. The RealTek drivers seem to install okay, but when I reboot the machine, the only ethernet available in the "Network" System Preferences panel is still just the "Built-in Ethernet". The card never appears. I tried RealTek's 10.2, 10.3 and Tiger drivers to no avail. I'm running 10.2.8 on the Beige G3. It has a 500MHz G3 upgrade and 256MB RAM. I haven't tried moving the card to a different slot. Currently, an Acard 6280M is in A1, the RTL8169 is in B1, and a USB card is in slot C1. I did get a message on reboot about the driver possibly being unsafe or unsecure and was offered the choices of "fix and use" or "use". First I tried "fix and use". When that didn't work, I reinstalled and tried "use". Neither one worked. I'd appreciate any suggestions of stories about experiences with the same hardware. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
