Re: on the verge of shopping for new desktop hardware, recommendations?

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 3/7/21 4:45 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 4:27 PM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On 3/7/21 4:02 PM, Dan Hitt wrote:

> > > The reason for the two networks is that my modem-router is electrically
> > > incompatible with one of my computers.  That computer freezes or
> > otherwise
> > > misbehaves when one of its ethernet ports is on a network which also has
> > > the modem-router.

> > What a PITA.  Have you tried putting a network interface card into the
> > problematic computer so that you can run one LAN?
>
> Actually, the problematic computer has two ethernet ports on it, but it is
> a mac, so not so clear how to get a network interface card into it.


What model mac?


Are the two Ethernet ports factory original?  If not, what make/ model?


What OS?  Have you tried reinstalling?  Have you tried any other OS's?


David