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Driver for IBM Ethernet Adapter 48G7170 card for Windows NT running on a IBM RS6000 Power PC.

I'm looking for a driver for IBM Ethernet Adapter 48G7170 card for Windows NT running on a IBM RS6000 Power PC.
I'm looking for a link or something like that...
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NT on a RS/6000? But its a unix box, it don't run NT.
i was just reading this and decided to look it up. i found it. it was quite a trip, anyway, i downloaded it for you, i can email it to you, that would probably be easier, it's buried deep down in ibm's website.
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OK, first of all, Windows NT WORKS on a IBM PowerPC, (i'm running it) and it works quite well !
In second time, you can e-mail me your drivers at : al_espin@hotmail.com
but, in the IBM site i've found the drivers for my card but only for NT on a iX86 PC, not for PowerPC; so i'll not accept your answer if it don't work in my PowerPC...

NB - You can also gimme the link where you've found the drivers.
if it's a Personal Computer Power Series 440 (Model 6015). then you could use a NE2000 card instead,
ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/powerpc/eth_conf.exe
Sorry, in need the driver for this card because for use the RJ45 conector of the card i need to configure it (the bnc seems to be the default setting) and i think that a "special" driver is needed for do it each time the computer is power on...
This is part of the readme that came with eth_conf.exe, looks like it may relate to your problem.

>>**IMPORTANT**
Do not use the firmware (SMS) to configure the NE2000 (also IBM)
ethernet cards on a Personal Computer Power Series 440 (Model 6015).

Instead:

1)  Get the file ether.exe from this directory.
2)  Put ether.exe on a floppy disk
3)  Boot the Windows NT system to the ARC Bootloader menu
4)  Choose the option that says "Run a maintenance program"
5)  Run ether.exe from here with the command A:ETHER.EXE
ohhh... sorry, it seems that it could work... i'll try it and if it works i'll accept your answer...
It works !!!!!
Thank you very much !!!
So, let me give your points andyalder !!!!
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Thank you again !