Apple powermac g3 blue.white Service Manual

 Troubleshooting

Symptom Charts/Network Problems - 60

Ethernet connection 

drops off line by itself

1 Try another Ethernet cable.

2 Reinstall the Ethernet driver.

3 Possible network problem. Troubleshoot the network.

Unable to switch to 

the Ethernet network 

option in the control 

panel

1 Use a known-good Ethernet cable and connect properly to an 

known-good network.

2 Reset parameter RAM. Hold down Command-Option-P-R 

during startup but before “Welcome to Macintosh” appears.

3 Boot from the system CD that came with the unit. Open the 

Network control panel and switch to Ethernet. Are you able to 

switch to Ethernet and see Ethernet devices on the network 

now? If so, troubleshoot software Extensions or reinstall 

system software.