Most of the time, the problem is that the driver simply doesn't exist. You need to find out the make/model of the PCI NIC (the info printed on the board, not on the various chips).
If you boot up from the OS9.1 CD and ethernet works (which should only be the case for onboard NICs), yet does not work when you boot up from the HD, this tells me that the HD system has some extra drivers in there or is missing the core OS9 ethernet drivers. Try a clean system install if you can't isolate the various drivers that do and don't belong.
The second scenario listed below which mentions 2 PowerTower Pros and lack of Ethernet connectivity, reminds me of simple cable problems. Some of the older 10BaseT cables that came with various setups had only 4 pins and have a hell of a time connecting to modern switches and hubs. Try a known 100BaseT compatible cable which uses all 8 wires, preferably store-bought if you are not experienced with making your own cables. The newer Macs have autosensing RJ45 ports, which can automatically turn a straight-thru connection to an older NIC into a crossover connection. If you have a newer Mac around, connect a 100BaseT cable directly to the PowerTower and see if one can see the other's file sharing.
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:09:34 -0800 (PST) From: Stewart Dobozi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A ethernet question
I have a question about this too, and mabye someone from the general list can answer it!
When I read this article, I didn't notice any mention
of being able to see Ethernet in the TCP/IP control
panel. When I did the setup on the StarMax I mentioned
in my previous reply to another post, I copied the
StarMax's entire drive data to the SCSI using the
finder, thinking I would have basically a clone.
On reinstalling the scsi drive in the PowerTower Pro 225, turning it on, before opening up anything, first disabling the Kingston ethernet extension installed for the StarMax PCI ethernet card. Then making sure all the Apple Ethernet related extentions were checked.
When I first opened up the TCP/IP control panel on the PowerTower Pro, it said the Ethernet connection was no longer available. I can't get Ethernet as a Connect Via option. What am I doing wrong? I did make a backup of the PowerTower Pro's working System folder to another computer over the network with the finder, and ethernet seems to work booting from an apple OS 9.1 system disk.
I zapped the P-Ram, and a couple other things.
Jim wrote: I have had 2 Power Tower Pros that have experienced this one and I never have figured an answer.
Current Power Tower Pro is a 225Mz with 130mb memory, (ot is NOT a 001 motherboard) with: 2 2gb drives on the 1st SCSI BUS, 2 1gbs on the 2nd BUS, and a stack of 4gb drives on a AHA-2940 PowerDomain card. Running Mac OS 9.1 The problem: The Ethernet doesn't work. I have plugged in a CAT5 to the RJ45, I have tried 3 different AAUIs on that port, I have swapped hubs, tried a AAUI<>10b2 trnciever and coax.. and even tried a cross-over to another Mac that works on ethernet..... On the hub, the light ont hat port fires up fine. but, go to chooser and it is a blank; no other Macs listed. No printers are selectable either. I tried a ping ont he PTPs TCP port from another box and that does nto respond either
In all respects this PTP works fine except...it doesn't see ethernet.
What I find weird is; I used to have a different Power Tower Pro and it TOO had this same symptom...
If only I could find a NIC that works ona Mac I would try that, but, so far all I have are a dozen PC only NICs. unless someone out there knows a place for a driver for a Tulip, Intel Etherexpress, 3COM, Linksys 8029, or other such that works in Mac Land...<grumble>
Has anyone else ever experienced a dead Etherent connection when by all rights it should work?
btw, Localtalk (I was curious so I tried it) DOES work on this beast..
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