[G4] DP MDD 1.25 ghz built in ethernet (sort of) not working

B G briang113 at pacbell.net
Fri Nov 3 11:50:38 PST 2006


Try using the Network Utility in the Applications/Utilities folder.

This will tell you the speed the NIC is using, errors etc.

You can get a lot of info from the Netstat tab

Good luck

BG

On Nov 3, 2006, at 11:24 AM, C wrote:

> Chris,
>
> The MDD had a clean install of OS 10.3.9 and 9.2.2 and still didn't  
> work. Also tried the CD, same thing with no luck. It shows that its  
> connected, just won't work (at least not like it should). Even did  
> an internet speed test on an AGP and PC connected to the same  
> network and they both were blazing fast. Its just an issue with the  
> MDD for some reason. My guess is that its the built in ethernet  
> port but I don't have any way to physically test it, just trial and  
> error.
>
> Thanks for the suggestions though, Casey.
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> On Nov 3, 2006, at 11:25 AM, Christopher Guth wrote:
>
> My two cents: Have you tried booting up from a CD (even a OS 9 CD),  
> just
> to see if that resolves the problem?  Or perhaps using a clean  
> install on
> a separate HD or partition?  The logic is trying to isolate the  
> problem.
> Maybe something got corrupt?  If it happens on a clean install,  
> then it's
> probably a hardware problem.
>
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