Linux-Networking Digest #722, Volume #10 Fri, 2 Apr 99 20:13:42 EST
Contents:
Re: ADSL ethernet with Dynamic IP ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment.... ("Stuart Fox")
Re: linux networking with a proxy (Wingate / NT) (Patrick Mayer)
cable modems? ("mbrown")
Re: Bridging in two stages ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Hidden ethernet irqs and io addresses (Ray Eads)
Re: IBM_auto16/4 tokenring (Martin van Betlehem)
Re: Samba Help Needed (Dereks2nd)
Help! DNS Error using RedHat 5.2 and named! (Bullwinkle)
Re: About to take the Linux plunge.... (The Young People's Teen Musical Theatre
Company)
3c509B and 3c905B in same box (Chip Roberson)
Re: ADSL ethernet with Dynamic IP ("Donley P'Simer")
Re: 3c509B and 3c905B in same box (Chip Roberson)
Get Cisco Certification ("CCIECERT.COM")
win98->linux->inet (ipchains prob)??? ("G.L. Grobe")
Howto add a new network card? ("Klas Eliasson")
Re: please stress-test my site ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: Min Req for NAT server? ("Curt")
diald with dynamic IP / DNS problem ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Trouble IDing NIC's ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: ADSL ethernet with Dynamic IP
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 22:04:03 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Given the usage pattern for the average home user, dynamic allocation makes
> sense. If a machine is only on the net for a few hours each day it is a
> waste of an IP address to allocate it full time to any particular site.
Nonsense -- dynamic allocation _never_ makes sense. If a machine is only on
the net a few hours a day, then chances are it doesn't *need* an
externally-routable address. The ISP would be *far* better off giving
everyone a _fixed_ 10.x.x.x address, and reserving the "real" IP addresses
for people that actually need it. This is easier to set up than DHCP, it's
better than DHCP, and it's the way IP allocation was *meant* to be done.
Dynamic allocation is a hack that never should have seen the light of day.
I think this brings us up to $0.06 collectively. :)
-Bill Clark
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From: "Stuart Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.setup
Subject: Re: Using Linux instead of NT Server in home environment....
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 17:03:26 +1200
Forgot to say, given the amount of time Microsoft gets hammered in these
newsgroups, you must be a very unhappy person...
Stu
M. Brian Akins wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>Perhaps you cannot read the newsgroups title, *.linux.*. I know that a
properly
>configured Linux box will not crash, and I think I speak for most here -- I
>don't care what NT does, I read this ng for linux info.
>
>
>Stuart Fox wrote:
>
>> Although this isn't the forum for tech support, you missed a step in your
>> procedure.
>>
>> You installed the mpri386 after applying SP4. This was a bad idea. SP4
has
>> fixes for these features and making changes to the networking components
>> without reapplying the service pack will usually cause problems
(including
>> blue screens)
>>
>> My argument still stands - a PROPERLY configured NT box will not blue
screen
>>
>> Stu
>>
>> dont spam me wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> >On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 09:10:30 +1200, "Stuart Fox"
>> ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >>Also, time for a few facts
>> >>
>> >>1. NO operating system is bug free
>> >>2. Both Linux camps and MS spend considerable time locating and fixing
>> bugs
>> >>3. A properly configured NT box will not Blue Screen, and will be as
>> stable
>> >>as a well configured Linux box.
>> >>
>> >>Just my two cents worth.
>> >>
>> >1. true
>> >2. true
>> >3. false
>> >
>> >
>> >if this is true...explain this one to me. if you follow steps 1-7,
>> >step 8 is garenteed to happen every time with every computer I've
>> >tried it on. ( seems that the y2k patch for nt makes it compleately
>> >unusable now instead of makeing you wait for 1/1/00 you can skip step
>> >8 only if you install sp3 instead of sp4 but the moment sp4 is
>> >installed, CRASH)
>> >
>> >1 brand new computer
>> >2 clean hd
>> >3 nt server fresh install as primary domain controler
>> >4 get on the net and download and apply nt serive pack 4 y2k
>> >5 download and install mpri386 (lan to ras routeing package)
>> >6 restart computer
>> >7 connect to the internet
>> >8 core dumps system restarts.
>> >
>> >nothing not listed here was done to the system
>> >figured it was my hardware, scraped the entire computer got a new one,
>> >same thing.
>> >custome built me one for this. same thing
>> >
>> >took the original computer, installed linux
>> >echo 1 >/proc/system/ipv4/ip_forward
>> >now does the job perfectly just wishing for the ml-ppp that nt has
>> >
>> >you see, I have a dial-up sub-net and none of those advanced
>> >technologies like isdn or adsl or cable modems are available in my
>> >area yet. and all I want to do with this NT box is lan to ras routing.
>> >I have different servers for everything else
>> >
>> >
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Mayer)
Subject: Re: linux networking with a proxy (Wingate / NT)
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 05:13:24 GMT
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Aur�lien DELEUSIERE"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I have a linux in a Micro$oft network...
>I have configured the network and with netscape I can use the proxy to
>go on the Internet.
>
>But I want to use the proxy server to go on the Internet from anywhere
>(shell for exemple) on my linux.
>How can I do that ?
>
>Thanks.
>
Hi,
If you want to telnet to another computer by going through wingate, you must
first telnet to your proxy server: you will see the Wingate prompt. Enter the
address that you want to telnet to at this prompt.
Wingate> anywhere.youwant.com
Depending on the telnet program you are using, you might have to press a
combination of ctrl-enter instead of enter.
The FTP in handled in a similar manner.
J'esp�re t'avoir donn� un coup de main. Bonne chance :)
ps: Si tu as d'autres questions sur Wingate, j'ai peut �tre les r�ponses: je
m'en suis servi pendant un an. � d�faut d'avoir la r�ponse exacte, je pourrai
probablement te donner des indices.
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From: "mbrown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: cable modems?
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 01:35:23 -0500
hello
i was wondering if anyone had any experience with cable modems and setting
them up
any help or just pointing to a faq would be great thanks
keith
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Bridging in two stages
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 20:19:12 GMT
Hi Wayland,
Not sure I'm following the whole discussion. From your first post, I think
you said things like http are working and things like ftp are not. Also, you
are using masquerading.
Be sure you load ip_masq_ftp.o. Put something like this in your rc.modules:
/sbin/modprobe -a -t /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ipv4/* and be sure the ipv4
modules were built for your kernel.
If this fixes it, your trouble was reverse masquerading. FTP builds a link in
the reverse direction to pass downloads. Since your local address is
masqueraded, the server needs to be told what to do with the incoming
connection.
Davek
In article <QPPM2.113$lt1.19157@insync>,
"Lee Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wayland Reid wrote in message <7e0egs$sb0$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>
> |I have a Proxim Rangelan2 card in each linux machine. Right now I am
> |masq'ing at work and routing from home. Everything works well, but I
> |haven't had time lately to test everything. I'm using the RangeLan2
> |drivers from Dave Korberstein. So, in essence, the whole situation can be
> |treated as if the wireless link is just another vanilla 10BaseT wired
> |network. I don't understand why the bridge didn't work, since you can have
> |several bridges in a network. Mind you this is just my networking book
> |knowledge talking. I've never had practical experience with this sort of
> |thing before.
>
> You should be able too, but troubleshooting a blind switch to switch
> connection is a bit tough. Do you have another RageLan card? If so, put it
> in the "middle" of your switches, and see if you have ether one working at
> all. If you set up your office system as a switch, you should be able to
> put an office IP on your RageLan at home, and see if the office side works.
> Then bring up your home ether as a switch and see if it works. Of course,
> make sure IP forwarding is allowed. :-)
>
> Lee
>
> --
> SCSI is *NOT* magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is
> necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then. *
> Black holes are where God divided by zero. - I am speaking as an individual,
> not as a representative of any company, organization or other entity. I am
> solely responsible for my words.
>
>
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From: Ray Eads <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Hidden ethernet irqs and io addresses
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 15:58:29 -0800
Hi all. I have the specs for an ethernet card which I would like
to use. These include possible io addresses and irqs. How do I
discover which ones my card is actually using? Since the module
can't automatically detect the card, it's asking for these values.
--
Ray Eads ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Martin van Betlehem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: IBM_auto16/4 tokenring
Date: 2 Apr 1999 20:32:10 GMT
Hi Peter, Hi all...
I also have an auto 6/4 tok IBM isa card. I get an error message
like : tr0:Unrecoverable error:errorcode = 0011
So if you or anyone else have an idea whats wrong tell me....
I've RH 5.1 fully installed. Everything works fine but the tr0./
And there are 2 adaptors PCI Wak on Lan here, no question about them,
there are no drivers available?
Thanks in advance ..
Martyin
Peter Hyacinth wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I have installed linux ver 2.0 on my machine and now trying to connect
> to the lan. The problem I have is that patches for tokenring appears
> to be pretty limited and for my IBM auto 16/4 token-ring isa
> adapter non-existant.
>
> The second challenge I have is that I am new to linux so if there
> is a patch available would you also know of any installation
> instructions to go with it.
>
> Many thanks Peter Hyacinth.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dereks2nd)
Subject: Re: Samba Help Needed
Date: 3 Apr 1999 00:34:03 GMT
Hi Traveler,
I have little to add to Vasily & Reto, But I would recommend Reto's solution
( and turn off encripted passwords in smb.conf ) as I have had it working
brilliantly using this method. However, one import detail they both missed
out is to ensure you use Samba 2.0.3. I had no end of problems until I used
this version. I also had a few problems with speed of access until I
installed the DNS server especially with Telnet.
Derek.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bullwinkle)
Subject: Help! DNS Error using RedHat 5.2 and named!
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 07:24:33 GMT
I just set up a DNS server using named on RedHat 5.2. Everything
seems to work fine, it resolves names fine. However, when I do an
nslookup I get an error:
*** Can't find server name for address 10.10.0.25: Non-existant domain
*** Default servers are not available
10.10.0.25 is my name server I just set up.
I've gone through the How-To's and my books, but can't seem to figure
out where I went wrong!
Any help would be appreciated!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Young People's Teen Musical Theatre Company)
Subject: Re: About to take the Linux plunge....
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 08:41:18 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"nebben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I have my machine almost ready to go, and I am almost ready to go out
>and get a Linux book/CD combo. I thought about downloading it all, but
[...]
>I am great with MS-DOS and know it like the back of my hand. I
>programmed BAT files in DOS for a long time before Win95 came
Check out...
http://www.spade.com/linux/howto/DOStoLinux-HOWTO.html
I found it pretty helpful -- I am kinda in the same position.
========================================================================
Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad
[EMAIL PROTECTED] that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
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From: Chip Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 3c509B and 3c905B in same box
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 08:48:03 GMT
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Hello,
I just installed Linux a few days ago in my Dell with the 3Com
3c509B-TPO (ISA) card. Everything
worked well. Today, I installed a second nic, a 3Com 3c905B-TX (PCI).
I just learned that this is
not a "Tier 1 supported hardware" device according to RedHat. (Why?)
There is no specific module for the 3c905B in the kerneld configurator,
so I have a few questions.
1) Will the 509 and 905 use the same driver? I don't think so, but want
to double check.
2) If so, will I have to recompile the kernel? Why, and what would I
have to do to make sure the
NICs are supported properly?
3) If not, where do I get the driver module for the 905? Does the
3c59x.c driver at http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
support the
905B? I wasn't sure if that one driver supports all the NICs.
4) Where can I find steps to installing the new driver?
Thanks,
Chip
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From: "Donley P'Simer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: ADSL ethernet with Dynamic IP
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 18:20:51 -0500
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:7e3esd$5tn$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Stephen Carville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Given the usage pattern for the average home user, dynamic allocation
makes
> > sense. If a machine is only on the net for a few hours each day it is a
> > waste of an IP address to allocate it full time to any particular site.
>
> Nonsense -- dynamic allocation _never_ makes sense. If a machine is only
on
> the net a few hours a day, then chances are it doesn't *need* an
> externally-routable address. The ISP would be *far* better off giving
> everyone a _fixed_ 10.x.x.x address, and reserving the "real" IP addresses
> for people that actually need it. This is easier to set up than DHCP,
it's
> better than DHCP, and it's the way IP allocation was *meant* to be done.
> Dynamic allocation is a hack that never should have seen the light of day.
>
> I think this brings us up to $0.06 collectively. :)
>
Let's say all the ISP's in the world "see the light" and change over to the
scheme you suggest. Then I guess you wouldn't mind handling all those
support calls the ISP's are going to get when one of their users can't run
the latest hot new online game because their is no protocol specific handler
on the firewall. Maybe you're the incredibly fast programmer that's going to
write those handlers in record time and get them to all the ISP's before
anyone notices that their not actually on the Internet and can't run some
protocols because they're behind a firewall. Personally, when I contract
with an ISP I expect them to provide the access to the _Internet_ not some
private network with a half-assed bottle-neck of a router.
Maybe you should _think_ about the ramifications of what you suggest before
you start calling other people idiots. DHCP has solved a major problem with
the Internet. Before it was in widespread use there were predictions that we
would run out of IP addresses before today. For the vast majority of users,
DHCP is the simplest, most cost-effective, and robust way for them to gain
an IP address. For other users (you seem to be one of them) DHCP is
unnacceptable. Those users can find an ISP that will give them a fixed IP
address. It's simply a matter of using the right tool for the job.
To tell you the truth, I would rather have a static IP address for my ADSL
connection, but my telco doesn't provide that option. I guess I could find
an ISP that did, but I have found that with just a little extra effort, I
can connect to my machine while I am away from home with no problem, and a
simple script that posts an HTML page to my ISP's server is all I need to
lead users to my website.
It's silly and childish to berate others for percieved mistakes when you
don't even understand the requirements they were trying to meet. DHCP is
actually an elegant and robust solution to a complex problem. I'd like to
see you do better.
Donley
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From: Chip Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 3c509B and 3c905B in same box
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 08:51:15 GMT
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I also have a follow-up question. How do I determine what the arguments
for the module
should be? This system only has Linux on it so it's not like I can boot
Windows and see
what PNP configured the card to use.
Thanks again,
Chip
Chip Roberson wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed Linux a few days ago in my Dell with the 3Com
> 3c509B-TPO (ISA) card. Everything
> worked well. Today, I installed a second nic, a 3Com 3c905B-TX (PCI).
> I just learned that this is
> not a "Tier 1 supported hardware" device according to RedHat. (Why?)
>
> There is no specific module for the 3c905B in the kerneld configurator,
> so I have a few questions.
>
> 1) Will the 509 and 905 use the same driver? I don't think so, but want
> to double check.
>
> 2) If so, will I have to recompile the kernel? Why, and what would I
> have to do to make sure the
> NICs are supported properly?
>
> 3) If not, where do I get the driver module for the 905? Does the
> 3c59x.c driver at http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
> support the
> 905B? I wasn't sure if that one driver supports all the NICs.
>
> 4) Where can I find steps to installing the new driver?
>
> Thanks,
> Chip
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From: "G.L. Grobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: win98->linux->inet (ipchains prob)???
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 18:48:45 +0000
Reply-To: "G.L. Grobe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've got win98 over a LAN to Linux(2.2.3) which has a ppp connection to
my ISP. Both can ping each other. Both machines are configured like the
ip-masq mini-howto states, except for ipchains (read below). Linux surfs
the web fine, the win98 box can't even ping outside, or if it is, I
don't see any responses coming back (which I take as a routing prob -
ipchains?).
I can't find a file called ipchains and I don't quite understand it yet,
but believe this is what forwards packets from my gateway machine to
other machines on the LAN. Should ipchains have been installed with all
the other ip/networking options when installing RH5.2? What package can
I pick them up from/how do I install them? Does this look like it describes the
propblem?
Any info/other necessary info/suggestions much appreciated?
---
Gary L. Grobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "Klas Eliasson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Howto add a new network card?
Date: 2 Apr 99 09:06:34 GMT
I have a linux (redhat52) box. And i want to connect it to my network. I
just bought a networkcard (ISA NE2000).
How do I istall it in linux?
Do I have to reinstall RedHat?
I must somehow add the card - but where?
Thanx,
//Klas, sweden
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux
Subject: Re: please stress-test my site
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 09:00:40 GMT
In article <zQYM2.7613$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Eugene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I would appreciate it if you could stress-test my site,
> www.happypenguin.dhs.org
> Try www, ftp, etc. (just don't spam me ok :)
A few minutes before making this post, I opened several hundred http
connections, several hundred smtp connections, and several hundred finger
connections simultaneously to your machine. A few minutes before that, I
ping-flooded it from three different locations simultaneously.
I would issue actual page requests to your httpd in order to test that, but I
don't want to grind your disks too bad and don't know if you pay for
bandwidth, so I won't.
If you want to do a real stress test of your networking performance (and
don't have issue with high bandwidth usage), create a test page that's a
reasonably small size and post the URL here. I'm sure you can get enough
people to set up small scripts that will continously request the file to give
you a good stress-test (I'd put "Please test me" and "Please don't test me"
or some such similar messages in the file, so that people who read this post
late won't be pounding your server for weeks to come :).
-Bill Clark
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From: "Curt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Min Req for NAT server?
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 04:49:26 -0500
You'll probably want 16M of memory. I was able to install RH5.1 on 8Meg,
but was
unable to upgrade to 5.2 untill I got more memory.
270Meg is enough for a firewall, but if you like to put alot on it 'just in
case' you may
need a little more, I think used about 450Meg on my install. But if you're
careful I'm
sure you can make it work, with 270.
486-100 is plenty, as a firewall, for even a small company.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>I am having DSL service installed, and want to hook up an internal network
>to it. I would like to use a Linux box to do network address translation,
>and act as a firewall, and possibly a wee bit of web serving (like 1-2
>hits/day max).
>
>I have two systems available at the moment:
>
>a) Cyrix Pentium 266, 32MB RAM, 1GB HD, 36x CD, 2mb VGA
>b) AMD 486-100, 4MB RAM, 270MB HD, no CD, 512K VGA
>
>The first I put together specifically for this task; the second was
>cobbled together from parts lying around. But, after installing Linux on
>the first system, I decided I'd really like to use it myself to become
>more familiar with Linux and start moving away from Windoze.
>
>So I started putting system b together, with the hopes of using it for the
>network stuff, and keeping the other system for myself. Before I go out
>and spend money on more memory and a CD-ROM drive, I'd like to know if I
>should bother -- will the 486 (with 16MB RAM, say) be able to handle the
>NAT duties and such for about 6 computers?
>
>Of the computers I'll be hooking up, only one or two would see any serious
>network access (my dad just can't seem to get into surfing the web and I
>can only use so many computers at once.)
>
>Also, if anyone has any pointers to good, basic tutorials on this, I'd
>love to hear about it. Thanks!
>
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>
>Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] that none but madmen know."
>Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
>San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: diald with dynamic IP / DNS problem
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 09:41:02 GMT
I have configured diald with a dynamic IP address. I have setup DNS locally
because I need it for qmail running on the server to exchange mail via UUCP
(All incoming messages must be routed to a SMTP host on the LAN, that's why I
need DNS, to lookup the SMTP host's name in smtproutes). Now, if some user
opens a TCP connection (e.g. telnet some.host.com) to the internet, diald
starts up properly, does a name lookup and opens the connection. However,
when the name is already in the DNS cache, the connection doesn't work on the
first attempt because the dynamic IP is assigned after diald has started up.
Is there some way to disable DNS cacheing, or any other solution to the
problem?
-Erwin
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Trouble IDing NIC's
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 20:56:20 GMT
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have a Linux box running SuSE 5.3 that I am trying to get to recognize
an Ethernet card. I have two that I've tried, but I got them second hand,
without manuals or anything.
The first is a Novell card (I searched their site to no avail) with a BD #
738-000228-001 rev. C and Assy # 810-000228-001 rev. C. The big chip on
the board is a Nat'l Semiconductor that says:
K9242C4
XC03137L
NSC
DP83905AVQB
AT/LANTIC
There are no jumpers or switches on the board so I don't see any way to
configure an address or IRQ. It's a 16-bit ISA card, with 10bT, 10b2, and
AUI connectors.
The second card I have just has a sticker on the back that says:
USER FRIENDLY
495123 2-17-95
And the big chip on this one says:
Winbond
W89C905F
340AF23330430
Again, there are no jumpers or switches to configure it. This one only
has the 10bT and 10b2 connectors.
I'd like to get both of these up and running eventually, since I want to
set one box up to learn linux and one to connect a network to the DSL line
I'm getting. I'm new to both networking and linux, so feel free to yell
at me that I should have checked X reference first, as long as you give a
good pointer to X. 8^) Thanks!
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Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad
[EMAIL PROTECTED] that none but madmen know."
Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates
San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/
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