On Friday, May 17, 2002, at 04:29 PM, philphil wrote: > Hello Mac Fanatics: > > This always bothered me and I haven't figured it out yet. So here it goes: > > Take my PowerMac 7200 for example, which has both ports (AAUI and RJ45). > > 1. Are both of these ethernet port active at the same time, or mutually > exclusive? Is one port off while the other is on?
One or the other; they are not technically two ethernet cards, but rather two connectors on the same ethernet controller. > 2. If I plug in another 10/100 card does it recognize it as a second card > or not? A PCI ethernet card is a second controller and the Mac will show a second Ethernet option in AppleTalk and TCP/IP (if the drivers are installed, of course). > 3. How do I independenttly configure my 10/100 PCI card, and the built in > ethernet ports? Is this possible? You can configure one, or the other. Mac OS 7-9 do not natively multihome. > Yes I am trying to put a second ethernet card into this machine and make it > a gateway to my network at home. If this doesn't work I will need to do > this in a PC, and that is like being a Jedi and going into the Dark Side. You'll need some gateway software, which exists in abundance but is not free. IPNetRouter is the most widely used. -- PCI-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> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-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]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
