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jmarran14221
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on: March 26, 2009, 13:42
Greetings everyone. It has been a few years since I have posted anything. I have a super clean 7100 that has OS 7.1 (I think) on it. I acquired the Asante "ethernet dongle" (I forget the name of it) from a Classic Mac list on Google. Problem is...I can see the network, but can't configure it to do anything useful. Do I need to upgrade to the 7.6.1 "gold standard" or is there an easier way to do this? Thanks for any help. John in Buffalo |
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 17:28
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Define "I can see the network" and also define what a "useful" thing is you'd want to do but can't and why you can't.
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jmarran14221
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16 MB Posts: 30
Reply #2 on: March 27, 2009, 13:06
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Hey Dan...it's been a long time since I've chatted with you. Well...I think the issue is that I really don't understand how 7.5 (in my case...I checked) can be configured to work with my network. I have been spoiled with auto configs like automatic DHCP, etc. I see that 7.6.1 has many of the features that I have become used to. I simply want to use my 7100 as a "daily driver". I don't do graphics...so I don't need killer video. I want a basic web surfer, music server, etc. My 7100 has 128 MB of RAM...someone dumped some serious cash into this old warhorse. It HAD OS 9 on it, but I want the performance gains from 7.6. I'll keep trying, I guess...it's just frustrating. John
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wove
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1024 MB Posts: 1363
Reply #3 on: March 27, 2009, 13:39
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Early versions of OpenTransport work as far back as System 7.1. Older versions of OpenTransport are a bit buggier than the later versions, however they will have better and easier configuration than the Classic Networking environment. bill
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dpaanlka
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1024 MB Posts: 1646
Reply #4 on: March 27, 2009, 15:47
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If you're on a PowerPC you should definitely go up to 7.6.1, which does have the much easier-to-use OpenTransport networking built in, among many other benefits. 7.1.x is really lousy on those - almost all 68k code still.
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