This article provides a description and installation instructions for Power Macintosh G3 Ethernet (Built-In) Driver v2.0.4.

Power Macintosh G3 Ethernet (Built-In) driver version 2.0.4 was released on May 8, 1998. It has been posted to the Apple Support Website, Apple Software Updates at : http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n10794

Requires :

• Power Macintosh G3 Desktop (233, 266, 300)
• Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (233, 266, 300)
• Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one (233, 266)
• Power Macintosh Server G3 (233, 266, 300)
• PowerBook G3 Series (233, 250, 292)

Description :

This driver is used by the Power Macintosh G3 built-in Ethernet interface. The 2.0.4 driver fixes a problem present in the 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, and 2.0.3 drivers, where there is a possibility that the system could lose network services when using the built-in Ethernet interface with the machines listed above. Please refer to the Read Me file included with with this software for complete details.

Instructions :

This software consists of a Disk Copy NDIF (New Disk Image Format) self-mounting compressed image. Download this software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use it.

Products Affected

• Power Macintosh G3 Desktop (233, 266, 300)
• Power Macintosh G3 Minitower (233, 266, 300)
• Power Macintosh G3 All-in-one (233, 266)
• Power Macintosh Server G3 (233, 266, 300)

Loss of Network Services

Using the 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, or 2.0.3 driver there is a possibility that the system could lose network services when using the built-in Ethernet interface.

In some situations a dialog might be displayed:

"Access to your AppleTalk Network is no longer available.
When the network becomes available again, a message on your screen will notify you."

In other situations no dialog would be displayed but any attempt to use Ethernet-based services would fail. For example, opening the Chooser would result in no zones and no devices being listed.

Identification

The Ethernet driver is located in the "Extensions" folder which is located inside the "System Folder". To determine if you have the 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, or 2.0.3 version of the driver, do the following:

1. Double click on the "System Folder" icon to open the folder.

2. Double click on the "Extensions" icon to open the folder.

3. Locate the file "Ethernet (Built-In)".

4. Click once on the file to select it.

5. Select "Get Info" from the "File" menu to view the version information.

Installation

The following procedure will install the new driver into the Extensions folder replacing the old driver. To install the 2.0.4 Ethernet driver, do the following:

1. Drag the new driver "Ethernet (Built-in)" on to your "System Folder" icon.

2. The following dialog box will be displayed:
"This extension needs to be stored in the Extensions folder in order to be available to this computer. Put "Ethernet (Built-in)" into the Extensions folder?"
Click "OK" to continue.

3. The following dialog box will be displayed:
"An older item named "Ethernet (Built-in)" already exists in this location. Do you want to replace it with the one you're moving?"
Click "OK" to continue.

4. Reboot.

5. Verify the new driver is installed by following the steps under "Identification". The new driver will display as version 2.0.4.