[G4] Ethernet Cards in OS X

Mel mkrewall at mac.com
Sat Aug 2 06:21:03 PDT 2003


The RealTek chipset that is on many dirt cheap ethernet cards has 
drivers for OS X on their website. I've never tried mine in my machine 
since I got OS X, but it may work without drivers. Contact me off-list 
at mkrewall at mac.com.

Mel

On Saturday, August 2, 2003, at 07:33  AM, Pastor Mac wrote:

> I'm looking to make my Sawtooth my home gateway to replace a Win2k Pro 
> machine.  Even though I keep Windows patched and have Zone Alarm Pro 
> as a firewall, I'm increasingly uncomfortable with Windows' robustness 
> (yeah, I know) even as a home based router/gateway.  I had to buy a 
> Windows box a few years ago when I had duplex satellite internet 
> service (don't get me started on the nightmare of satellite internet) 
> but now that I am happily on cable, the ZAP firewall log is *loaded* 
> with intrusion attempts.  So, either the Windows box becomes a Linux 
> router (a task in itself) or I can add a card to the Sawtooth and 
> share the connection.  I'm scrounging for ethernet cards--any 
> particular chipset that OSX recognizes immediately or brand?
>
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