DOS Compatibility Card: Open Transport or Classic Networking

This article is a correction to the article "DOS Compatibility Cards: Use Classic Networking" in the 14 June 1996 Information Alley.

TOPIC

After installing the System 7.5 Update 2.0, I am unable to do networking from the DOS side of my Power Macintosh 6100 DOS Compatible. I have also tried this on an LC 630 DOS Compatible and a Performa 640 DOS Compatible. None of these are able to do networking with Open Transport, but they work fine with Classic networking.

DISCUSSION

Apple has released version 1.5 of the DOS Compatibility software and strongly recommends that all owners of previous version of DOS Compatibility cards, like the ones you describe above, upgrade to this version of software. This software requires an upgrade to Mac OS 7.5.3 with System 7.5 Update 2.0. With these previous DOS Compatibility cards, Classic networking must be chosen over Open Transport.

• If you have a PCI-based computer, you need DOS Compatibility software 1.5, System 7.5.3, and use Open Transport 1.1.

• If you have a Non-PCI-based computer (for example, a Power Macintosh 6100 DOS Compatible, LC 630 DOS Compatible, or Performa 640 DOS Compatible), you need DOS Compatibility software 1.5, System 7.5.3, and use Classic networking by selecting this option in the Network Software Selector found in the Apple Extras folder.

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