Joel,
I haven't ever used a 3Com 3C509B NIC, so I don't know for sure how to
set it up. I suspect it's like an ne2000, with which you'd put something
like this in your /etc/modules.conf:
alias eth0 ne
options ne io=0x260
Maybe someone else on the list can help Joel?
Ralph
At 09:40 PM 1/30/2001 -0000, "Joel Gerstman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>1/30/2001
>
>Dear Ralph,
>
>Installed Linux twice now--used the text install on a weak system. Thanks
>for the insightful info.
>
>I'm having trouble getting networked. The NIC is 3Com 3C509B Combo. On
>boot-up the 3C509 insmod will initially fail and eto initialization is
>delayed. After booting up, if I shell out and do insmod
>/lib/modules.../net/3c509.o the module will load and describe the card, i/o
>0x300 and IRQ 10 etc. Then if I startx, go into DrakConfig, go into network
>settings and exit doing the S10probe I can get connected to the network and
>Internet. The boot insmod path is correct by-the-way. Can you suggest what
>might be the problem getting fully networked on boot-up? I'm thinking about
>maybe writing a .bootonet script file on the manual steps and call it in the
>last line of a config file, say .login. What do you think? (Do you know
>the command to assert the S10probe done exiting Drakconfig?)
>Below is stuff I've already tried:
>
> 1. Did a reinstall with the right NIC card in.
> 2. Booted up in DOS and used the 3Com file to hardwire the NIC
>IRQ, I/O and media settings (diabled PnP).
> 3. Tried setting up card as Ne and hardwired everything in and
>made the interrup Legacy-ISA. Ne manual insmod identified some
>unrecognized variables.
> 4. Checked that 0x300 was clear on the above.
> 5. Tried 3 cards and two slots.
> 6. Tested the card used on the above.
> 7. When I finally could network after doing the manual steps first
> described I went back to 3C509 with PnP and auto Interrupts.
>
>I'm thinking this is just a learning curve thing.
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Joel Gerstman
>
>
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