On the three ligts: 100 is for 100BT and the ethernet port on the 8500 is 10BT, so that light being off is correct. I have a Linksys router, and my Full/Col light stays off also. The light indicates if the connection is Full duplex when on, and blinks to indicate a packet collision has occurred. Have you tried plugging the 8500 directly into the cable modem to see if that works? You can use either the 10BT port or the AAUI port but not both at once.
Once your Internet connection is up, if you are running OS 9.0.x, I would strongly suggest downloading and upgrading to OS 9.1 as it is much more stable. Once you have 9.1 up, download the Open Transport patch <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120018> to fix some network related issues. >Hi everyone, > >I just got a PowerMac 8500 the other day. I installed OS 9 on it and it's >running great. However, I'm having trouble accessing the internet. I have a >small network set up to share the cable modem; I recently got a Linksys >wireless router (also has 10BaseT ports for regular "wired" connections), >which connects my iBook, my husband's PC, my IIci, and my Performa 631CD to >the internet. However, so far no luck with the 8500. The TCP/IP settings are >all correct. The cable is good - I just tested it with my iBook and it works >fine. > >When I plug the cable from the router into the 8500's ethernet port, I do >get a link light - but only a link light. There are three lights on the >router for each port - link/act, full/col, and 100. All three are lit up for >the other computers, but only the first one is lit up for the 8500. > >I also tried connecting my iBook and the 8500 via a crossover cable and >turning on file sharing. They could not see each other. > >I would think that since I do get a link light, the ethernet port on the >8500 must be good? The only other thing I can think of is that maybe it's >somehow confused because there is also an AAUI ethernet port? (I don't have >a transceiver to test with, unfortunately.) I've never heard of anything >like that, though. > >Ideas? Thanks in advance! -- -- Mr. PopMan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - "Does anybody want to play a game of pinball?" "The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that fits all cases." --C. G. Jung -- 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
