Quoting Power Macintosh G4 List <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>: > From: "k s d" <ksd003 at hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [G4] Help! Dead built in ethernet on G4 450DP? > > Hi Erik, I remember when 10.2.8 came out there were people reporting > problems, so I waited.. > I think the second release by Apple was on 10/3 and I used Software > update > to download it > on 10/7... I'm still thinking it could be the problem. Sorry to hear you > had > so many to deal with. > I found some discussions on MacNN that refers to replacing the > AppleGMACEthernet.kext in the > System/Library/Extensions folder from 10.2.8 with 10.2.6's .kext file.. > Is > this the file you're > refering to? Yes. I believe so. If you still have issues, ping me off-list. I can dig out my notes on the proper repair. Erik