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From: Jolly Roger on 20 Feb 2010 13:34
In article <SalmonEgg-A91A71.10295920022010(a)news60.forteinc.com>,
Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> In article <you-6499E0.20225919022010(a)news.starband.net>,
> You <you(a)shadow.orgs> wrote:
>
> > gured with two
> > > ethernet interfaces. Any solution other than buying
>
> I am guessing that Ethernet PCI cards are available to provide
> additional ports just as PCI cards can be used to provide additional USB
> ports. You just would need to get software that will handle the
> additional ports.

I suspect some PCI Ethernet cards are directly supported by Mac OS X
with no need for additional drivers - though I could be wrong about
that. It'd certainly be worth the time to see if that's the case before
making such a purchase, IMO.

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From: Richard Maine on 20 Feb 2010 14:11
Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> In article <you-6499E0.20225919022010(a)news.starband.net>,
> You <you(a)shadow.orgs> wrote:
>
> > gured with two
> > > ethernet interfaces. Any solution other than buying
>
> I am guessing that Ethernet PCI cards are available...

Um. I realize your original question was about a Mac Pro, but the poster
who was asking about adding an extra ethernet interface was specifically
asking about a mini. If he had a new Mac with slots, he'd already have
the 2 ethernet ports he wanted. He specifically asked for solutions that
did *NOT* involve buying a pro machine. (The USB dongles mentioned by
others are a fine solution).

You do know that a mini doesn't have PCI ports, I assume.

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From: Salmon Egg on 20 Feb 2010 15:55
In article <1je7lic.7711em1nr28hkN%nospam(a)see.signature>,
nospam(a)see.signature (Richard Maine) wrote:

> Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <you-6499E0.20225919022010(a)news.starband.net>,
> > You <you(a)shadow.orgs> wrote:
> >
> > > gured with two
> > > > ethernet interfaces. Any solution other than buying
> >
> > I am guessing that Ethernet PCI cards are available...
>
> Um. I realize your original question was about a Mac Pro, but the poster
> who was asking about adding an extra ethernet interface was specifically
> asking about a mini. If he had a new Mac with slots, he'd already have
> the 2 ethernet ports he wanted. He specifically asked for solutions that
> did *NOT* involve buying a pro machine. (The USB dongles mentioned by
> others are a fine solution).
>
> You do know that a mini doesn't have PCI ports, I assume.

OK. I missed the part about a mini. Even so, I am not familiar with a
mini. I was thinking that any computer that could have PCI cards
installed could have extra Ethernet ports. This would includer G3, G4,
and G5 desktops.

I ran out of USB ports and installed a PCI Express card to get more. My
main glitch is that I was not thinking about the difference between a
PCI Express and earlier expansion options.

Bill

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