>Are the standard ethernet ports on post G3 macs >(ie..7200's,9600's,8500's,etc...) compatible with todays Linksys >EtherFast Cable routers/modems? Reason, When I plug these macs up to >Linksys routesr, I never get a full 100Mps connection speed.
The older macs are 10 mbps. These are definitely compatible with EtherFast equipment. If you're using multiple switches, routers and a broadband connection, the first path, that from the 9600, say, to the switch will be at 10 mbps, whereas all subsequent paths will be at 100 mbps (and will be full-duplex and non-blocking, too). The last path will be limited by that device's capabilities (10 mbps for a broadand connection, perhaps 10/100 for a network printer, etcetera). When intrermixing lots of older Macs and newer equipment, it is best to get the older Mac to a 10/100 switch immediately, and to take advantage of the "non-blocking", full-duplex architecture of the switch. In this way, you can have a Mac taking to a printer, say, while another Mac talks to a broadband connection, say, and each can do its business without regard to the other. There can be as many seemingly independent connections going as there are pairs of devices present. With an older interconnection technology, a hub, say, there can be only one connection active at a time, as the technology is "blocking". It is also half-duplex, so there can be only one direction (sending or receiving) active at a time. (To get 100 mbps out of an older Mac, you will need a PCI NIC). -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
