[iBook] ethernet port out

[Eric Richardson]

>Check to see if the connection is 10 or 100,
>apparently there is a documented problem with that
>machine an it only connects at 10 bps, otherwise you
>have to be really close to the source (as lenght of
>cable).  Probably the reason you can connect with
>airport.
>
>good luck


That looks to be it. Thanks for all the replies!

Eric

>--- Eric Richardson <lbyron at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>  Recently I rebuilt my snow dual usb iBook 500 MHz G3
>>  disk, with 640
>>  MB and an airport card, and wiped it clean,
>>  reinstalled Jag to 10.2.8
>>  and Classic to 9.2. Since I rebuilt it I can't get
>>  it to connect to
>>  the LAN over the ethernet port, even tho the
>>  settings are all the
>>  same as a G4 iBook that I can connect with. In
>>  addition I can connect
>>  to the net via the airport card.
>>
>>  Does anyone have any suggestions that it might be
>>  other than the
>>  actual port having failed? Or is the fix to take it
>>  in and have it
>  > fixed under Apple Care?