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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