About to Give up on YDL for PM 6500s

[Gary Vankirk]

I'm working on a G4  (on a DSL line which is really irrelevant - 
ethernet is ethernet) and my network setup has been a challenge. 
After going through the install process 5 or 6 times I don't even 
bother with setting it up at install time. I've learned that you 
first must setup your network card, mine does not work "out of the 
box". Until you do that, you will get nowhere. Use "network 
configuration" under the "system" heading from the "start" menu - not 
the one with the yellowdog logo, the other one. You may have to play 
with it until it works: add your device, even if it's listed. Delete 
the other one. I have to keep at it until it lists my card as "3-Com 
(throw it away!)" - literally. Bring the "monitor" up and if it's 
working you will see activity after awhile. You may have to reboot 
somewhere in the process to initialize the card. It was painful and I 
don't have the process perfected, but next time I will at least know 
where to start.

gary