On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 07:21:03 +1000, Gavin Rewell wrote:
>Hi mate,

Howdy.

>The realtek 8139 chipset PCI cards nearly always work. �My 7220/200
>was a bit fiddly at first, but works a treat after that.
>
>The drivers are available from here:
>http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-
>3.aspx?series=16&Software=True#16Others.

Thanks.

>Please note that you need OS 8.5 or above. �I use 8.5, and it works
>fine.

Oops. I have 8.1.

>Down here in Oz, the cards are a mere AUD$12 or so. �One word of
>warning though - you need to make sure the card is very generic.

Not sure what you mean. I've got Realtek cards that are brand-marked Realtek, if 
that's what you mean, rather than cards somebody else made with a Realtek chipset.

>Download the Mac driver, and have a read of
>the documentation. �You will see what I mean. �I got a Sitecom card
>last time, and it refused to work. �Then I got a Skymaster and it
>worked perfectly.

OK, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.

>I use my PM on the Internet, along with an iMac and 1/2 dozen PCs
>via a Netgear Firewall over Cable. �It all works just fine.
>
>Good luck.

Thanks!

-----
Jeffrey J. Nonken
http://jnork.nonken.net/


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