> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 3:07 PM > To: deFreese, Barry > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: network problem > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 01:20:02PM -0800, deFreese, Barry wrote: > > Interesting. I have a B&W G3 sitting right here running > with the 3C59x > > support?? > > Are you sure you're actually using the 3c59x module? Unless you've put > a PCI card into it, I can assure you it won't be used. Here's the > excerpt from the output of dmesg on one of my boxes (Intel based) that > does have a card that uses this driver. > > 3c59x.c 18Feb01 Donald Becker and others > http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html > eth0: 3Com 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps at 0xe400, 00:a0:24:96:1b:6e, IRQ 9 > 8K byte-wide RAM 1:1 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/10baseT interface. > > If you tell the configuration system to use that module, but > the hardware > doesn't exist, the driver will notice and just fail. I > suspect you have > the support for your onboard ethernet built into your kernel, so any > configuration you set for what type of card you have is ignored. > > Try running the command 'dmesg | grep eth0' and you should > find out what > is actually loading as your main ethernet interface. Here's my G4: > > eth0: GMAC at 00:0a:27:94:55:50, driver v1.5k4 > eth0: PHY ID: 0x00406212 > eth0: Found Broadcom BCM5201 PHY > eth0: Link state change, phy_status: 0x782d > eth0: Link up ! BCM5201/5221 aux_stat: 0x003c > eth0: Full Duplex: 0, Speed: 10 > > Brad Boyer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Whacky, your right. I was looking in dmesg but I wasn't looking close enough. I have 3c59x support built into the kernel but it is using the BMAC+ driver. Doh, what an idiot. Better do some better checking before offering any advice eh?? Thanks for pointing that out! Barry deFreese Technology Services Manager Nike Team Sports (949)-616-4005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Technology doesn't make you less stupid; it just makes you stupid faster." Jerry Gregoire - Former CIO at Dell
