Ethernet for the 6360/6500 combo.

[Steve_G]

So, i now have a mostly functional 6360+6500 with a Rage 128 and a G3, i kind of wanna get it onto some network stuff to just browse, i have an older SCSI to ethernet adapter, i have heard tales of that not working with powerPC, what is the easiest way and possibly cheapest to get this to browse the web, so i can download stuff directly to it instead of having to burn discs?

 

[treellama]

You have a PCI slot open? rtl8139 ethernet card: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/re...clrtl8101lrtl8139cl-rtl8139clrtl8139dlrtl8100

 

[Steve_G]

You have a PCI slot open? rtl8139 ethernet card: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/re...clrtl8101lrtl8139cl-rtl8139clrtl8139dlrtl8100

Sadly no, that is the rage 128's domain. i might consider swapping in one i have for ethernet and just using the 6500's built in video, but i'd like to try a deathmatch or something with all my other macs in quake III or similar.

 

[treellama]

The only option left for ethernet is a CS II ethernet card. If you have other macs, you can set up a LocalTalk network, but it’s slow and difficult to configure if you want to browse the web. For copying files it just works though.

 

[Steve_G]

The only option left for ethernet is a CS II ethernet card. If you have other macs, you can set up a LocalTalk network, but it’s slow and difficult to configure if you want to browse the web. For copying files it just works though.

I might pull the trigger on one