On Monday 22 Mar 2004 10:01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All, > > New to linux on sparc, but I have had a good search and can't find an > answer to a little problem I've run into... > > When plugged into my (cheap, 100/10Mb) hub, my SS20 refuses to be reached. > It can't be pinged or otherwise contacted, despite the link light being on. > It does talk to my other machines when directly connected with a cross-over > cable however. > > >From what I've read already, I think my hub isn't negotiating properly > > with > > the lance ethernet device. >
If it's a cheap hub, it's quite possible that the hub doesn't support 10Mbit/s at half-duplex, or it breaks the auto-negotiation standards in some way. I suggest that you try and borrow another hub if you can and see if that works. -- David Johnson http://www.david-web.co.uk/
