On Sat, 26 Jun 1999, Steve Underwood wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Dear all,
> > I've just installed Linux on a Compaq 1850R, the chosen
> > distribution was a RH6.0 with a kernel 2.2.5-15. Everything was fine
> > (this confirm that the beloved Linux is getting a productive Op. Sys.
> > supporting also big hardware vendors' servers). The only problem was
> in
> > the driver of the network adapter (TLAN) that is a Compaq Netelligent
> > with an Intel chipset.
> > Infact when a recopiled the kernel with this support, after booting it
>
> > starts in dispaying messages like:
>
> > TLAN: giving more time for autonegotiation
>
> > desides of being annoying the matter doesn't get my box on the
> network.
> > When I ping another host I've have no response.
>
> > Any idea ?
>
> > Thanks Nicola.
>
> SCO has that problem too. The older Compaq cards use the TI Thunderlan
> (TLAN) chip-set. The Netelligent uses the Intel Tulip chip they acquired
> along with DEC's semiconductor business. For some reason SCO keeps
> trying to treat is like a Thunderlan card, with less that total success.
> I haven't investigated why. I expect the same fix works with Linux that
> works with SCO - tell the system its a DEC Tulip card.
>
> Steve
>
>
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TLAN: Giving more time for autonegociation.
This error appears when your link with the network is not established.
Please check your link with network Hub. There may be some thing wrong
with cable.
Arshad Mahmood.
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