[midiman]

Hi all - was referred to this forum recently. Looks like a welath of information!


We have an original model G4 with OS 9 and want to get it on a gigabit network. What cards will work? The PCs currently hooked up to the gigabit switch use Intel Gigabit cards, similar to (if not the same as) this one here:
Link to newegg

Would this work? Newegg has a section for macs, but all of the network adapters listed are identical to the ones on the PC section.

Unfortunately, upgrading the OS is not an option - off the top of my head, I think its 9.0.1. Its all hooked up to an Avid system, and upgrading the OS means upgrading the Avid software as well.

Thanks in advance...

[kampl]

You should be able to find a useable product at Macworld.com

[midiman]

Originally posted by kampl:
You should be able to find a useable product at Macworld.com

thx for the link. I've found only TWO gigabit ethernet cards that have MacOS attached to the 'specs' listings:

Asante - http://www.asante.com/products/adapters/1032TA/
Stallion GT - http://www.teamasa.com/

Anyone know of any other models? These are both well over twice the cost of most gigabit ethernet cards.

[midiman]

BUMP - can anyone recommend any other brands other than the two I've listed? I have yet to 1) find either of these cards in stock anywhere, and 2) they're twice as much in cost as all other brands of gigabit cards.

[ghporter]

The price premium is most likely because the two you found say loud and clear that they support Mac OS. That seems to drive a big premium in just about anything.

Do you really need gigabit, or will really solid 100BaseT do the job for you? There are a lot more 10/100 cards that support Mac OS, and the prices are a lot lower too.