Need help
can anyone tell me the step by step instructions to setup the software and connect my old mac lc 550 with os 7.5 and apple ethernet rj45 card to the internet.
mac lc 550-OTHER, Other OS, os 7.5 and ethernet card
Hello, do you mean connect the LC550 to the Internet?
Do you have a Router, or another Mac that has Ethernet but uses Wifi to connect to the Internet?
In the meantime, see if there's any help here...
i have a centurylink rouder
A plain System 7.5 would have a MacTCP control panel. You can find details about MacTCP configuration under the link that BDAqua provided above.
The setup can be easier with an operating system running Open Transport networking. Such a system would have a TCP/IP control panel instead. Although it is possible to update an earlier system to Open Transport, many prefer to just install a complete version 7.5.3 that can be downloaded from Apple.
http://www.info.apple.com/support/oldersoftwarelist.html#system
(nineteen files, System_7.5.3_01of19.smi.bin et cetera)
System 7.5.3 contains a Network Software Selector, which can be set to Open Transport networking. With the TCP/IP control panel active, the Internet setup is similar to the one for Mac OS 8 and 9. Typically, DHCP is used.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA20782
If you need additional information about how to transfer and install System 7.5.3 (and programs), please post back. If so, tell us what you have to work with (for example, old/new Mac, a Windows PC, USB floppy drive).
You would need a web browser (such as iCab or WannaBe) and/or an appropriate email program. Please note that the 68030 processor in the LC 550 means that Internet access is going to be very slow. Ideally, only text-based browsing or email should be used.
http://support.apple.com/kb/sp215
Jan
Thanks
Will install later OS then might contact you again
can anyone tell me the steps to setup my lc550 os7.5 internet software
