Lasse,
I've been running Linux with 3COM cards for a while.
>From what I've read and from my experience I would recommend looking
into other alternatives.
Especially as you are using them in a firewall.
For your info, Nokia box is using Znyx multiport cards based on the DEC
Tulip chip (of course compact PCI)
They had a good prestige and I would say that it is worth to have a look
at they web site (www.znyx.com).
The Intel based cards are also a better alternatives than 3COM.
With kernels in the 2.2 series errors like
Tx error, status register ... are quite frequent.
Cristian
Lasse Andersson wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have installed FW-1 version 4.1 SP1 for Linux on a "standard PC" with 3 NIC's.
>Kernel
> version supported is installed (2.2.x). I'm using 3COM 3C900B-COMBO cards.
>
> I boot the machine and FW-1 start. Then I stop FW-1 and then after a minute or two
> i can not even ping a host on the local network.
>
> A mailing-list pointed me to a newer loadable module driver for the NIC's which I
>installed.
>
> Problem then was that the machine halted completely av a few minutes (with FW-1 in
>operation)
>
> Then I asked the local reseller if there were a list of supported cards.
> Their list :
> 1. Intel 82558 based PCI Ethernet 10/100
> 2. Intel PRO/100+ 10/100
> 3. Olicom TokenRing
> 4. 3Com Fast EtherLink XL ( 3C905-TX ) 10/100
>
> I checked a lot of resellers and they all said that these cards are not sold any more
> (to old).
>
> Ten days later and a lot telephone calls to the local reseller they still haven't
>been able
> to provide me with newer list.
>
> Would be great if someone could bring some light to this!
>
> Regards
>
> Lasse A.
> Netcraft Scandinavia
>
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