martynl wrote: > Chicken, meet egg. > > My mac has AAUI. I have an AAUI<>Ethernet converter. But it is not > working, and I am trying to transfer network software to the Macintosh > in order to diagnose and get the networking working. Hence the need > for floppy transfer right now. > > Martyn > > On Sep 21, 4:58 am, Britt Dodd <[email protected]> wrote: > >> What machine do you have? Most of the macs have built-in ethernet cards, and >> most have the ability to add one in there. RTL8139C/D cards are PCI cards >> that work well, *and* also have drivers that make them work for 7.6+ >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:07 AM, martynl <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> In my quest to get networking running, I downloaded mactcp- >>> watcher-20.hqx. Unfortunately, I discovered that the version of >>> Stuffit I have on the Mac (1.6) is too old to decode the enclosed SIT >>> file. >>> >>> I have spent a couple of hours trying to get a working version of >>> stuffit that can download this file. >>> >>> Latest versions of Mac stuffit are way too large, since I need to >>> download on the PC and transfer to the Mac via a single floppy. >>> I downloaded Windows stuffit, but while it could decode the files OK, >>> they (of course) didn't retain their creators and other attributes >>> when moved to the Mac via PC floppy. >>> >>> I have found a few versions of Stuffit Lite 3.6 online, but each of >>> these is in an hqx archive (which I can decode) containing an SIT >>> archive (which is also too new for Stuffit 1.6). >>> >>> I found a copy of Stuffit Lite 3.6 online which was in MacBinary >>> format. I really thought I had a program to decode macbinary, but I >>> can't find it anywhere. And online sources seem to recommend using >>> Stuffit to decode MacBinary. >>> >>> So what I need to find is a Stuffit Lite version that fits on a floppy >>> and is either uncompressed, in a self-extractor, or in a format that >>> Stuffit 1.6 can decode. Clicked on a bunch of links without finding >>> one yet. >>> >>> Any recommendations on how to break out of the maze? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Martyn- Hide quoted text - >>> >> - Show quoted text - >> Zip drive! (1 scsi + 1 usb)
Also is your hub a older 10 base T? There is a issue w/ newer hubs, especially faster ones. Bruce, Clark, Jeff help me here: isn't there also a problem w/autosensing hubs? Martyn, check the archives while you wait for other input. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
