Missing ethernet option in TCP/IP settings

I just got a broadband connection... When I plugged it in and went to configure it in CtrlPanel > TCP/IP I saw that the only options for "Connect via" were PPP and AppleTalk. How can I get the drop down list to display Ethernet...
Thanks in advance.

Hi, cjzappleid -
If your G4 model is a G4 (AGP) or G4 (PCI) model, you will need to use a Crossover type cable to connect the Cable modem directly to the Mac.
Later models of G4's have an auto-sensing ethernet port, one which can reconfigure itself to use either a Crossover or a Patch type cable; since the G4 (AGP) and earlier do not have such a port, care must be taken to use the correct kind of cable.
On those models where it does make a difference -
• When direct-connecting an ethernet device (such as a modem) to the Mac, a Crossover type cable must be used.
• When connecting an ethernet device to a Mac through an intermediate device such as a hub, switch, or router, then a Patch type (also called Straight-through) cable must be used.
Article #42717 - Apple products that require an Ethernet Crossover cable
It is difficult to tell one type from another, unless the cable itself is marked. One way to tell one cable from another is to examine the color coding of the wires in the end connectors -
Ethernet Cable: Color Coding Standard

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We recently picked up some Power Mac 5200/LC's to add
to our existing Macs. Some of them have OS 7.5 and
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Yes, buy I also state in my original post that I:
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