Gigabit ethernet PCMCIA card for Mac - does it exist?

[yadmonkey]

Well, the title says it all. If you happen to have a Powerbook in which the ethernet port dies, is there a cardbus card which supports gigabit ethernet for Macs? Unfortunately, 10/100 isn't fast enough in this case.

Thanks!

yA

 

[plinkoman]

yep, sure does.

i'd recommend one of the following:
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/GA511.php
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=374

oh, and btw, that literally took me 5 seconds to look both of those up... it's not that hard 😉

 

[yadmonkey]

yep, sure does.

i'd recommend one of the following:
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/GA511.php
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=374

oh, and btw, that literally took me 5 seconds to look both of those up... it's not that hard 😉

Thanks, I had found these, but neither of them are listed as Mac-compatible. Then again - neither is my wireless card... do you know something I don't?! 😀

 

[plinkoman]

Thanks, I had found these, but neither of them are listed as Mac-compatible. Then again - neither is my wireless card... do you know something I don't?! 😀

trust me, they'll work, it's just a generic network adapter, macos will have no trouble with it, whether they are listed as mac compatible or not.

 

[yadmonkey]

trust me, they'll work, it's just a generic network adapter, macos will have no trouble with it, whether they are listed as mac compatible or not.

So it IS like my wireless card... great to know. Thanks!!

 

[localghost]

nice!

how can i find out if my bus (to which the PCMCIA card is attached) is fast enough for Gigabit ethernet?

 

[cblackburn]

nice!

how can i find out if my bus (to which the PCMCIA card is attached) is fast enough for Gigabit ethernet?

Well, cardbus is effectively a miniatureised 32-bit 33Mhz PCI bus. This means the theoretical maximum bandwidth of the bus is :-

32 * 33 * 10^6 =1056 Megabit.

However this is the *absolute* maximum the bus can ever obtain. In the real world you will get *much* less than this as the bus is shared with the Hard drive plus there will be overhead that absorbes some of the clock cycles.

HTH

Chris.

 

[localghost]

(...)
32 * 33 * 10^6 =1056 Megabit.

However this is the *absolute* maximum the bus can ever obtain. In the real world you will get *much* less than this as the bus is shared with the Hard drive plus there will be overhead that absorbes some of the clock cycles.

hey, thanx for the info and doing the math!
i guess it's still fine, because i would be fast enough for about any 2,5" drive.

 

[RedTomato]

Little bit off topic, but I'm looking for a gigabit PCI card for my B+W powermac.

The only ones listed as 'mac-compatible' are server cards for Xserve etc and run over $100 eek!

There are many cheap gigabit PCI cards for around $20 - can I buy any one and have it work with my PowerMac?

Many thanks

..RedTomato ..