2 instances of 1 PCI card in Settings!!! Help!!!

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shankstashanksta
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Hi,



In order to set up DHCP and NAT I went ahead and installed my PCI network card but am now in a bit of a snag...



Right after startup (after I installed the card hardware) I went to network settings and saw that an "Ethernet Adaptor" was found. I installed the drivers from the cd to make sure it would be verified but after I restarted I got a new message that "PCI Ethernet Slot 4" was found! Basically these two configurations theoretically point to the same card, but which one really does - which should I use for DHCP??



Thanks

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    oldmacfanoldmacfan Posts: 501member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Shanksta

    Hi,



    In order to set up DHCP and NAT I went ahead and installed my PCI network card but am now in a bit of a snag...



    Right after startup (after I installed the card hardware) I went to network settings and saw that an "Ethernet Adaptor" was found. I installed the drivers from the cd to make sure it would be verified but after I restarted I got a new message that "PCI Ethernet Slot 4" was found! Basically these two configurations theoretically point to the same card, but which one really does - which should I use for DHCP??



    Thanks



    Looks like it is time to experiment to me. Pick one and try it.



    What kind of mac and is there built in ethernet?
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    ebbyebby Posts: 3,110member
    My Beige G3 does that. I got Ethernet 2 to work for me (probably different on your computer) But I have a dual processor Graphics card that shows up twice (on purpose). Also, some old macs ship with 2 network ports.



    So, yea. Trial and error.8)
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