Thanks George, It sounds like it could work. I suppose the best thing might be to buy a board from a store with a liberal return policy just in case it fails to work.
Allen > My son has my old SM. I got him cable access for the summer and so he needed > an Ethernet card. There is already a Voodoo3 card in slot 1. There is also a > USB card but I don't know what slot it's in. I got a card from OWC for around > $25 and sent it to him. He installed it himself (he's 12) and the cable guy > hooked up the cable and they configured the SM for cable from the dialup. > Worked no problem. > If you have trouble you could switch with the USB card into slot 2 but I > don't think that should be an issue. > George > > Allen Sher wrote: > >> Can I use an Ethernet card in a Starmax 4200/Newer G3? I now use an ATI >> video card and a Sonnet USB/Firewire Card. They are in the first 2 slots >> closest to the mother board. I now want to add ethernet to the system, but >> am concerned that it might not work if it's put in slot 3, 4, or 5. >> >> Is anyone using this or a similar configuration? I just bought a new >> PowerMac G4-867, but am not quite ready to give up the Starmax. But, I do >> need networking via ethernet, and cannot give up the video card or the >> USB/Firewire capability. >> >> I appreciate any thoughts on the matter... >> >> Allen Sher >> > -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:starmax@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:starmax-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:starmax-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
