TOPIC This article describes a situation with a Power Macintosh G3 attached to an auto-sensing 10/100 MB Ethernet hub or switch, where the computer fails to attach to the network. DISCUSSION
A 10/100 MB auto-sensing hub polls the interface to determine the speed. In the process of the hub attempting to determine the interface speed, the Ethernet driver in the Power Macintosh G3 computers is performing a self diagnostic. Unfortunately the Ethernet driver completes the self diagnostic before the hub has determined the link speed and therefore determines that the network is down. Products Affected Power Macintosh G3 Desktop 233 Power Macintosh G3 Desktop 266 Power Macintosh G3 Minitower 233 Solution Updating the Ethernet driver to Power Macintosh G3 Ethernet (Built-in) v2.0.4 will solve this issue. The driver Power Macintosh G3 Ethernet (Built-in) v2.0.4 is available on Apple Computer's software update locations. This article can help you locate the software update mentioned here: |
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| Product Area: | Computers |
| Category: | Power Macintosh |
| Sub Category: | Power Macintosh G3 |
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