on 9/29/04 12:21, Niels Bretschneider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled: > I do not know that particular ethernet card, so two sugestions came to > my mind which are not driver-related: > > Apparently some "ancient" network cards with multiple connectors used > to have a switch (jumper) on the board to select the type of cabling. > Make sure that your card does not have one. If it does, set it > correctly. > > Also, some older 10Mbit-only ethernet cards lack the ability to > correctly negotiate the connection speed (10 or 100 Mbit) with the hub > / switch. > I had no problems with the Asante SCSI ethernet adapter and an LC PDS > card, but there are cards out there, that do. Let me quote a mailing > list post: > (It's not perfect, but I did not have time to look further. Simply > stated: Put an 10Mbit-only hub/switch between your NIC and the rest of > your network) > > Good luck. (And excuse my bad English - I am really in a hurry)
It is most likely a problem at the switch. Try hooking it in to a dumb, 10bT only hub and you'll probably have a solution. As Niels points out, those older cards do not like auto negotiation nor do they like switches. Paul/. -- 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> --> 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
