Fun and games with the D-Link DGE-528T
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Initially, the G3 refused to recognize the CD with the drivers for this. I thought it was the CD, but it turned out that the stock DVD drive was a bit flaky, occasionally refusing to mount a disk. Ejecting and reinserting repeatedly got it to mount eventually. I need to replace the stock drive, but have other priorities atm.
Download drivers from
http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=TechSupport_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLTechProduct&cid=1197319325083&p=1197318962293&packedargs=locale%3D1195806691854&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper
Except they don't install...
Or at least they didn't install from the USB key I was using. When I copied the package to the desktop and removed the key, it installed without complaint. I guess I should expect this sort of weirdness on a project involving hardware spanning over a decade.
Long story short, ifconfig again lists 100bastTX as the highest supported speed. (The active link was for some reason 10.)
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/osx/os_x_network_cards.html
Open Source driver
http://www.psystar.com/opensource/r1000
Okay, so how do I install a kext file? I vaguely recall doing it a few years back when hacking the gfx card on my old G3 Wallstreet, but thought a refresher was in order...
http://grafikdesign.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/how-do-i-install-a-kext-file/
After step 7, I used Terminal to delete the two listed files, then used 'exit' to close the root shell.
Same thing from elsewhere:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t18757.html
Apparently the DGE-528T is based on the Realtek 8169. Realtek's download site seemed to be broken, at least for files that old, so I ended up resorting to googling driverguide.com for mac-8169s(110).tar.gz
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Apple/Hardware/Apple_Desktop/Q_22441393.html
Initially, the G3 refused to recognize the CD with the drivers for this. I thought it was the CD, but it turned out that the stock DVD drive was a bit flaky, occasionally refusing to mount a disk. Ejecting and reinserting repeatedly got it to mount eventually. I need to replace the stock drive, but have other priorities atm.
Download drivers from
http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?c=TechSupport_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLTechProduct&cid=1197319325083&p=1197318962293&packedargs=locale%3D1195806691854&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB%2FDLWrapper
Except they don't install...
Or at least they didn't install from the USB key I was using. When I copied the package to the desktop and removed the key, it installed without complaint. I guess I should expect this sort of weirdness on a project involving hardware spanning over a decade.
Long story short, ifconfig again lists 100bastTX as the highest supported speed. (The active link was for some reason 10.)
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/osx/os_x_network_cards.html
Open Source driver
http://www.psystar.com/opensource/r1000
Okay, so how do I install a kext file? I vaguely recall doing it a few years back when hacking the gfx card on my old G3 Wallstreet, but thought a refresher was in order...
http://grafikdesign.wordpress.com/2008/02/23/how-do-i-install-a-kext-file/
After step 7, I used Terminal to delete the two listed files, then used 'exit' to close the root shell.
Same thing from elsewhere:
http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t18757.html
Apparently the DGE-528T is based on the Realtek 8169. Realtek's download site seemed to be broken, at least for files that old, so I ended up resorting to googling driverguide.com for mac-8169s(110).tar.gz
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Apple/Hardware/Apple_Desktop/Q_22441393.html