Power Macintosh 5400 & 6400: Switching to Ethernet (10/96)

I have a Power Macintosh 5400/120 computer which comes with the Apple CS II Ethernet card pre-installed. Using the Network Software Selector, I have switched from Open Transport to Classic AppleTalk. However, the Network control panel does not have an option to switch to EtherTalk. I checked the Extensions folder and the Apple Ethernet CS II extension is installed. How do I switch to EtherTalk?



The Apple Ethernet CS II card and software only function under Open Transport. Under Classic AppleTalk, the Power Macintosh 5400/120 and Power Macintosh 6400 computers cannot switch to Ethertalk. To connect to an Ethernet network using the Apple Ethernet CS II card and the Power Macintosh 5400/120 or Power Macintosh 6400, you must switch to Open Transport, restart the computer, and then use the AppleTalk control panel to switch to Ethernet.

This article was published in the Information Alley on 3 June 1996.

Article Change History:
29 Oct 1996 - Added 6400 to the title.
20 Sep 1996 - Added Power Macintosh 6400 to discussion.
27 Jun 1996 - Added keyword.

Published Date: Feb 18, 2012