> That Farallon card looks like it has an Ethernet jack on it (RJ-45) but I've > never actually talked to anyone who had it working as an Ethernet card. My > guess is the Farallon drivers will work with it, but the Apple drivers may not, > as they only support the Sonic chipset and one or two others that were used in > Apple cards. That Farallon card doesn't appear to have the same chipset. > > http://www.applefritter.com/boards/networking/farallon_phonenet_nb/farallonp honenetfront.jpg > -- > > the pickle
yes indeedy, that's the card. so if it ain't ethernet, i'm supposing it's meant to support some flava of appletalk only. the next question would be: what inexpensive ethernet card should i be looking for? obviously, something that works innately with the OS would be nice. re: the OS, there seems to be a schism between the system 6ers and 7ers, as to which is better on the older Macs. given my desire to mainly make this a web server (and to do so for nearly no cash outlay), which is the path to take? the following qualifiers are important: 1. "free" OS 2. ease of setup 3. stable 4. cheap network card 5. standard IP functions available (ftp, telnet server (or ssh), etc.) my typical MO is to obtain the "latest & greatest" OS which is both free and readily supported by the system. however, if sys 7.6.1 is too bloated to run well on the IIfx, then another path is fine. thanks! christopher -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
