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Mac OS9 question?

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Posted by: Win2kpatcher

Hello! We have a G4 down stairs that is being stuborn with its network speed. It is showing up as only 10mbps and half duplex. We checking all our settings on our cisco switches and all appears fine with its port settings. Where the heck in the OS can you alter its nework speed?? For instance in the Windows based OS if you right click on the adapter in the Device Manager you can go to its properties and manually set its speed and duplex settings. Is there something that is equivilent in MAC OS9 to a device manager? I know of the system profiler and such but that doesnt give me any options just info, thanks!!!


Posted by: g5orbust

Well since I cant boot up in OS9 to give you specifics (sorry! didnt have a need for OS9 when I installed OSX!) You should try the TCP/IP control panel.

Apple menu---> Control Panels ---> TCP/IP

Tell me if that gives you any options to change the duplex and port speed. Your G4 should be running [i]at least[/i] 10/100 ethernet, so having it run at 10 with half duplex is quite strange.


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

Hey thanks for the reply!! There doesnt appear to be any settings I can alter besides weather I want the connection to be ethernet etc etc...you dont have AIM by chance do you? I am at work right now and have my Mac up....thanks for the reply!!


Posted by: g5orbust

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Win2kpatcher [/i]
[B]Hey thanks for the reply!! There doesnt appear to be any settings I can alter besides weather I want the connection to be ethernet etc etc...you dont have AIM by chance do you? I am at work right now and have my Mac up....thanks for the reply!! [/B][/QUOTE]

Hey,

No problem on the reply. I did a little looking up and I think I may have found two places for you to look.

In the below menu, you will see two control panels: 'Internet' and 'Modem'. see if those hold the solution. If not, I have another suggestion that I only use if I cant figure out the solution to the problem (it concerns going to another forum... I dont like to do it, but its last ditch. If you cant get it, Ill PM you the address.)

[IMG]http://it.rockefeller.edu/html/img/campusdmz/mac/classic/os9_applemenu.jpg[/IMG]


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

thanks! I know I'm being a pain, but none of those had the option either :(


Posted by: ADZ

Im gonna boot up the ol beast and see if I can help ya out.


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

thanks you all rock!!


Posted by: ADZ

OK I booted up the help files for Mac ( A LOT more helpful than windows!)

It says that it automatically detects the speed it is running @ and uses it. I dont think there is a way to adjust it. Its one of those things it does by itself :D


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

awwww pooop!! derrnnn macs!! ;) I apprecaite you're all help still :)


Posted by: ADZ

NP Mate. Personally, I'd choose 2k over OS9 :P


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

Yikes!! and thats commin from a Mac person..haah.


Posted by: g5orbust

Yeah I knew port speed was auto detected but for some reason I thought there was a way to manually change the port speed and duplex. I must be conjuring up false memories of my pre OSX days :confused: :confused: :( :( :mad:


Posted by: Win2kpatcher

Another weird question that is way off topic? Do any of the new G5's support OS9 classic or OS9? I heard no? This is what is keeping our company from buying G5's is because we need OS9. Any truth behind this?


Posted by: g5orbust

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Win2kpatcher [/i]
[B]Another weird question that is way off topic? Do any of the new G5's support OS9 classic or OS9? I heard no? This is what is keeping our company from buying G5's is because we need OS9. Any truth behind this? [/B][/QUOTE]

Completely true. The G5's cant boot into OS9 because the software needed to run the fan assemblies isnt OS9 compatable. This is also why you dont see any G5's with Linux on them. The fan assemblies, which are directly controlled by the temperature monitors on the hardware, which relays to the software which in turn sets the fan speed, are variable in speed based on the processor work load. Ive heard that one of two things can happen if OS9 is booted onto a G5 (which would require some serious firmware manipulation):

1) The fans dont run (AKA: the computer fries and you have a 2000$ piece of aluminum)

2) The fans spin at maximum speed, which can make for a very noisy experience (The dual 2.0GHz G5 has 9 fans...)


Posted by: Qiranworms

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by g5orbust [/i]
[B]\This is also why you dont see any G5's with Linux on them.[/B][/QUOTE]

Not quite true. Yellow Dog Linux has figured it out. :cool: [url]http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/apple/g5s.shtml[/url]

In fact, they are going to get to the 64 bit OS for the G5 CPUs before Apple does, it looks like. They already have a [URL=http://http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/apple/g564bit.shtml]preliminary 64 bit OS[/URL]


Posted by: g5orbust

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by qiranworms [/i]
[B]Not quite true. Yellow Dog Linux has figured it out. :cool: [url]http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/apple/g5s.shtml[/url]

In fact, they are going to get to the 64 bit OS for the G5 CPUs before Apple does, it looks like. They already have a [URL=http://http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/products/apple/g564bit.shtml]preliminary 64 bit OS[/URL] [/B][/QUOTE]

Those Linux guys...always one step ahead.