Nubus Ethernet Card Software

[Phipli]

Hey folks,

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

Possibly something like a CNET 460e?

 

[Phipli]

Awesome - the following site showed me the right jumpersettings for RJ45 connections!

https://stason.org/TULARC/pc/network-cards/C/CNET-TECHNOLOGY-INC-Ethernet-CN460E-REV-A.html

 

[Phipli]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Hey @dany my jumper settings are...

Where D[own], U[p]

JP1 : U
JP2 : D
JP3 to JP10 : DDUUUUUUUU


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]

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]

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