Legacy Products

Satellite FAQs

• Are there compatibility issues with Satellite 2.0.2 and MacOS 9.0?
• How can I identify my AsanteFast Ethernet PCI card?

There are some reported problems of various network services degraded or stopped during or after Satellite 2.0.2 execution only on the following machines when running MacOS 9.0:

• G4's with PCI graphics (sound ports aligned horizontally)
• G3's with blue & white case
• iMac's with tray loading CDROM ("coffee holders")
• PowerBook G3's with bronze keyboard

We have found that for these machines replacing V2.3 of the Ethernet extension named "Apple ENet" with V2.1.2 that comes with OS8.6 prevents these problems.

To revert to V2.1.2 of Apple ENet, do the following:

1. Open your MacOS 9.0 system folder
2. Open the "Extensions" folder
3. Drag the "Apple ENet" extension to the "Extensions Disabled" folder
4. Open a MacOS 8.6 system folder (if you do not have a system with MacOS 8.6 on it, put a MacOS 8.6 install CD into the CD ROM drive ... this should contain a system folder)
5. Copy the "Apple ENet" extension from the extensions folder of the MacOS
   8.6 system folder to the extensions folder of the MacOS 9.0 folder
6. Reboot your computer.

We have reported this problem to Apple, but have heard nothing back from them.

The PWA, PWB, or Sub-assembly part # (industry std terminology) absolutely IDs the card and is printed on the card, so if you don't have the box or aren't sure of the box, pulling the card and looking at this number is the way to absolutely ID the card.

There are at least 6 different Part Numbers for the AsanteFast Ethernet PCI card, and some of those have Sub-Assembly Part Numbers (or model numbers) and the driver to download is dependent sometimes down to the Sub-Assembly Part Number. Please see http://techinfo.asante.com/su_sw_int.htm to obtain the current driver of some of the older and discontinued cards. Please note that these have not been fully tested with Satellite; only the currently shipping 99-00590-07 has been tested with Satellite by WildPackets.