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Nubus Ethernet Card Software

Phipli

Well-known member
Hey folks,

Does anybody have the software for this card? Or know where I might get it?

Possibly something like a CNET 460e?

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Phipli

Well-known member
All sorted, don't mind me. It was just jumper settings.

I can now FTP files straight from my ARM SBC NAS to my 1988 Mac in 7.1 and don't have to faff with passing files down a chain of formats and computers :)

Excellent!

 

Bolle

Well-known member
The card will work with the generic Apple ethernet drivers. I have several of those.

The 92C902 controller IC is register compatible to the DP83902 ST-NIC that's used on most ethernet Nubus cards of the day.

 

Phipli

Well-known member
Interesting, thank you Bolle. We could do with a few more like this one for the collection. Ethernet makes it a lot easier to move things between old and new machines.

 

dany

New member
Hey Phipli,
Have the same NuBus card but I didn't manage to make it works with RJ45 (twisted pair), even though I followed the documentation... Could kindly please share your jumpers settings?
Thanks.
 

Phipli

Well-known member
Hey Phipli,
Have the same NuBus card but I didn't manage to make it works with RJ45 (twisted pair), even though I followed the documentation... Could kindly please share your jumpers settings?
Thanks.
Are you sure you have the software set up too? I'll dig out the card in the morning - shout at me if you forget.
 

macuserman

Well-known member
Is there a list somewhere of the the rj45 nubus ethernet card options? This is something I've been wanting to pickup but haven't been sure which ones to look for.
 

dany

New member
I've reinstalled a fresh copy of Mac OS 7.6 with the ethernet option. I can get the MAC address of the card but the led D1 is off, according to the doc: "Twisted pair network connection is broken". I'll give a try again to the jumpers!
 

cheesestraws

Well-known member
Probably something you've already considered, but you've checked the cable, and specifically that the context you're using this in doesn't require a crossover?
 

Phipli

Well-known member
Hey @dany my jumper settings are...

Where D[own], U[p]

JP1 : U
JP2 : D
JP3 to JP10 : DDUUUUUUUU

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With these settings, my card works fine. Note there can be all sorts of issues getting old machines on networks. Various speed negotiation and DHCP issues etc. Its a read the whole internet if you're having issues thing.
 

dany

New member
Thank you very much Phipli! It works fine finally with this configuration of jumpers, the Mac IIci is now up and running. My mistake was to set all jumpers JP3-JP10 down.
Thanks for your help and greetings from Switzerland :)
 

Phipli

Well-known member
Thank you very much Phipli! It works fine finally with this configuration of jumpers, the Mac IIci is now up and running. My mistake was to set all jumpers JP3-JP10 down.
Thanks for your help and greetings from Switzerland :)
Excellent!

Strage, the instructions seemed to say JP5 to JP10 didn't matter. I'd just left them where they were - mine arrived set to coax.

Greetings from the UK :)
 
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