PCI-based Power Macintosh computers have two Ethernet ports. However, you cannot use both of them at the same time even if you have two active connections.

The Power Macintosh 7200, 7500, 8500, and 9500 series computers have a built-in Ethernet port (comprised of one Ethernet controller chip) which accepts either a 10baseT cable or the Apple Ethernet (AAUI) adapter for thicknet or thinnet cables.

The Ethernet port has two connectors, but operates only one of them at a time. If devices are plugged into both connectors, the system defaults to the 10baseT connection.

Note: This information is taken from the Power Macintosh 7500/8500 Developer Notes.

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