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How do I set up networking in Mac OS 8.5?
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 09:45:16
How do I set up networking in Mac OS 8.5? I have a rather complex set up, but it works with my Windows computer. I have a modem, connected via ethernet to a router, connected via wifi to an extender, which provides an ethernet port:



The only tool I have that I know how to use to test the network is Internet Exploder:



Here are the control panel items I have available in this fresh install of Mac OS 8.5:



Here are the settings I attempted to use. There was no "ethernet" setting, so I used the one called "PPP":



The computer is a Performa 6230CD with a Comm Slot ethernet card, with the LAN cable plugged into the wifi extender. What do I do? How do I even start to poke around the network if all I have on the other end is an Asus router running Padavan Linux, a NAS, and a lot of Windows computers? My end goal is to connect to FTP servers from the Mac.
Posted by: LaPorta on 2019-07-09 10:48:46
My guess is that a necessary extension for the comm slot ethernet card is not there (or the card is bad). There should be an Ethernet option for certain. If it does not appear, then it is not an option. As a double-check, open your AppleTalk control panel and see if Ethernet is an option there. If it is not, im 99% certain that either the card is bad or is not recognized due to lack of an extension.
Posted by: Bolle on 2019-07-09 11:10:39
Was the Comm slot card present when installing?

The drivers are only installed if the installer detects an ethernet card.
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 11:15:59
Well, perhaps the card does not work. It certainly was present, and I've installed 8.5 like 3 times and 8.1 once. I don't like considering that it might not work because the card can be slightly expensive on eBay and I got this one for cheap at the junk shop which has a huge pile of assorted cards.
Posted by: LaPorta on 2019-07-09 11:33:11
If it doesn't work, I have one extra perhaps. I'll see.
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 11:36:52
Alright, thanks. I should go back and see if that place has another one, as well. I think this machine uses a Comm 1 and not Comm 2 kind of card.
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 13:08:22
This is the card I have, in the machine:
Posted by: LaPorta on 2019-07-09 13:49:05
Are there perhaps Farallon drivers?
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 14:24:10
Try as I might I'm not finding anything so far. All I've found so far is that 8.5 has built in support for it.
Posted by: Jinnai on 2019-07-09 15:20:29
I tried installing something called "Card Installer 2.3" and it had no effect. Running the program it installed resulted in a message saying that it could not find any Farallon Ethernet cards installed.

If you happen to have a spare, known working card, I'd be happy to send you mine to test and see what it does.
Posted by: Fizzbinn on 2019-07-09 15:24:43
Did you find this site? (its where got the driver for my EtherMac LC PDS card)

Farallon Networking Cards Downloads

https://proxim.force.com/s/article/297

I think you might have "EtherMac LC Comm Slot Card" or perhaps "Fast EtherTX 10/100 PCI Plus Card and Comm Slot II Card"
Posted by: Fizzbinn on 2019-07-09 15:36:42
I tried installing something called "Card Installer 2.3" and it had no effect. Running the program it installed resulted in a message saying that it could not find any Farallon Ethernet cards installed.

If you happen to have a spare, known working card, I'd be happy to send you mine to test and see what it does.
"Card Installer 2.3" sounds like it might be v2.3 of the driver for "EtherMac and EtherWave NuBus, LC PDS, SE, and SE/30 Cards", its the only "2.3" I see on the Farallon drivers site I posted above.

The driver posted for the "EtherMac LC Comm Slot Card" is v1.31.63 and for "Fast EtherTX 10/100 PCI Plus Card and Comm Slot II Card" it's v2.4 although googling it appears Comm Slot II is for Performa 6360 and above. You should give the "EtherMac LC Comm Slot Card" v1.31.63 driver a try.
Posted by: Cory5412 on 2019-07-09 19:45:10
Apologies if this was already covered: In the TCP/IP control apnel, you are currently using PPP. Is there any other option there? You'll be looking, ideally, for Ethernet, or perhaps the name of a particular Ethernet driver.

PPP, in that context typically refers to dial-up Internet.
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