Re: What 100/10 NIC to use in Beige G3 to support OS9/OSX Tiger
On Jul 9, 1:07 pm, Gus gusr...@comcast.net wrote: I saw a few Apple 10/100 cards on ebay. I would think they would work without any problem in OS 9.2.2 but I am not sure about OS Tiger. The Apple cards with the DEC Tulip IC are 100-percent compatible. These cards were not made by Apple, but were rebranded my Apple. The generic cards with a Realtek 8169 chip are compatible OOTB on MacOS X, but require a driver for 9.2. This is the only gigabit E-net card I am aware of which has an 9.2 driver as Apple never went beyond 10/100 in its PCI card offerings, although the later G4 Macs certainly had an on-mobo 10/100/1000 capability. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
What 100/10 NIC to use in Beige G3 to support OS9/OSX Tiger
I saw a few Apple 10/100 cards on ebay. I would think they would work without any problem in OS 9.2.2 but I am not sure about OS Tiger. My memory is vague on this, but wasn't there some issues with mixing apple TCP/IP card on a PC/Apple Network. I haven't had any problems with the onboard 10mb Ethernet that is on the Beige right now. Are there any 3rd party 100/10 vendors out there that still have the OS 9.2.2. system extensions on their website. I hope someone has been down this road before and can help me. I would appreciate any input!! Thanks! Gus. Beige Config: G3 processor @ 466mhz Memory 192 MB Scsi Boot to 9.2.2 with ATA OS X Tiger via Xpostfacto ATI 7200 video card (7000?) I forget the designation. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: What 100/10 NIC to use in Beige G3 to support OS9/OSX Tiger
On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Gus wrote: I saw a few Apple 10/100 cards on ebay. I would think they would work without any problem in OS 9.2.2 but I am not sure about OS Tiger. Probably the best, most MacOS-compatible NIC out there is one based upon the R8169 gigabit E-net chip. Realtek even has an OS9 driver for it. The R8169 is native to MacOS X. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: What 100/10 NIC to use in Beige G3 to support OS9/OSX Tiger
On Jul 9, 3:23 pm, Peter Haas peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: On Jul 9, 2010, at 1:07 PM, Gus wrote: I saw a few Apple 10/100 cards on ebay. I would think they would work without any problem in OS 9.2.2 but I am not sure about OS Tiger. Probably the best, most MacOS-compatible NIC out there is one based upon the R8169 gigabit E-net chip. Realtek even has an OS9 driver for it. The R8169 is native to MacOS X. And if you're lucky you can find the SIIG card which had a R8169 gigabit chip, NEC USB2.0 chip and TI firewire 400 chip (or did I get TI NEC backwards) all on the same card. :-) Let's see: SIIG Part #: JU-2NG011 When places were closing them out they were often available for under $30. I'm not sure if anyone ever got all three ports to work simultaneously, but when I look looking for drivers, I found the RealTek ones, and it is just as Peter writes. There are even drivers for OS 9. Jeff Walther -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
