i've got an 8029 driver, i can't remember where from though, it has coax and cat5. i'm using cat5 all the way. but i'm not really fussed about running at 10 or 100 as it is only doing browsing, email and instant messaging. (network wise anyway).
There is another thing I could do... Lurking around somewhere I've got a Madge PCI Token Ring card and drivers do exist for them... but that setup would be waay to much of a pain as I don't know how to bridge token ring to ethernet using 1 pc that has both flavours of networking in it. ---------- From: Gavin Rewell Sent: 16 February 2004 23:07 To: PCI PowerMacs Subject: [PCI] Re: PCI RTL 8029 (PC) in Pmac 5500 As far as I know, the 8029 card DOESN'T have a mac driver. Does the card have a connector on it for a coax cable? If it does, then it is definitely an 8029. The 8139 does work however, which is the 10/100 card. It can be a bit fiddly, but they work fine. I have one running in my 7220 (aka 4400). Go here: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1 -3.aspx?series=16&Software=True#16Others. You must have OS8.5 or higher though. I have read before that the DEC 21040 card will work under Mac, but I must admit I didn't get one working. It might have been the card was faulty though as it was pulled from an old PC. I think another lister mentioned that this card SHOULD be natively supported by the OS. Hope that helps Gavin -- 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-power macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- 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
