Subject: Re: Question: 3Com Ethlink/NB
To: None <erich@wrq.com>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 06/29/1998 10:23:29
erich@wrq.com wrote:
>      Howdy,
>      
>      I noticed on the supported Ethernet hardware page that the 3Com 
>      Etherlink/NB has been tested on the IIci.  I decided to try it on my 
>      IIcx but am having trouble with it.  My real concern is that the card 
>      may be dead (I got the everything "as is" for $15).  None of the 
>      indicator leds come on when I plug the thing into my hub.  In Wintel 
>      land I have had to use MS-DOG utilities to switch between one cable 
>      type and another on NICs that had two or three ports.  The thought 
>      being that perhaps the card is set to use the BNC port rather than the
>       AUI.  Does anyone know if there is a Mac equivalent of such a thing?

most multi-port cards i've seen either use a switch or a set of jumpers to
determine which media type to use.  are there any of either available?

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Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
Component Design Engineer - PMD                 Intel Corporation
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