On Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Mike Keithley wrote about, Re: Confuguring @home with Linux:
> >On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Mike Keithley wrote about, Confuguring @home with Linux:
> >> Hello all
> >>
> >> I am using Slackware 7.1 under the 2.2.16 kernel. I know my eithernet
> >> card is working as ifconfig -a shows an entry for it.
> >>
> >> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:B0:D0:76:AC:96
> >> BROADCAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> >> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> >> TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> >> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> >> Interrupt:10 Base address:0xec00
> >>
> >> The 3com card appears to be initialize at boottime:
> >
> >It is also transmitting packets to the modem, TX count = 8 BUT RX count = 0
> >so your modem is NOT talking to the eth0 interface, rest of the answer
> >below.
> >
> >>
> >> The Cable modem is an RCA model but I don't know the number.
> >
> >Please tell us, is the ethernet card a different card to the one you use in
> >Windows.???? THIS IS IMPORTANT.
> >
> It is the same card.
> >>
> >> Although I'm blind and can't see the lights on the cable modem, I'm told
> >> they change so I believe the network card is talking to the modem.
> >
> >Like i said above, its a ONE way link at this minute.
> >
> Do I understand correctly that at least 1 packet should be received from
> the modem even if the dhcpd failed?
AFAIK the modem will refuse to communicate with the ethernet card, mine
does not send a single packet to a strange card.
> >No it's not saying anything, your modem is NOT talking to the ethnet card,
> >the RX count =0.
> >Your modem quite possably needs to be reset by your provider and
> >reconfigured with the MAC address of the 3com card in the linux machine.
> >
> >Most modems have ONE mac address programed into them, which means if one
> >changes the ethernet card the MAC address will no longer be valid so the
> >MODEM will NOT talk to the computer.
> >
> >You have 2 chooises as i see it, one ask your ISP to change the MAC address.
> >or place the ethernet card from the windows machine to the linux machine.
> >
> Choice 2 is implemented.
>
>
> Since the MAC address is the same, the problem appears to be the card
> can't talk to the modem.
Or is the answer i gave in another mail you solution,? your hostname is
different in the linux machine.? I dont know if this applies to your
provider.
>
> My computer is a dell Optiplex 800 Mhz machine with the card integrated
> on the motherboard.
The card is initialised, it is transmitting packets, so its there and working.
> Someone suggested I read the Cable-Modem HOWTO
That someone was me i think.
> because the Slackware distribution has a quirk where things look ok at
> boot-up but the card is in Plug & Play mode and needs to be changed to
> PCI mode. The HOWTO suggest getting the DOS utility from 3com to check this.
> I did that but get a run-time devide-by-zero error occurs so I don't know how
> the card is configured. The 3com archive is called cardfind.exe and the
> executable is 3link-id.exe. The readme.txt file says it should detect
> the 3c905 family.
I have never had to use any dos program to change card settings.
All i have ever needed to do was change the BEOS settings nothing more.
However your card is working so you are passed that stage.
>
> Windows doesn't seem to care how the card is configured and I didn't find
> any reference as to what mode it is in.
Does windows care about anything ??.
> So the problem of whether the NIC can talk to the modem isn't resolved.
> Perhaps someone familiar with how Dell configures their intigrated
> network cards can tell us which mode they are in and how it can be
> changed. I've asked (email) tech support, too.
Like i said, the card is configured, up and running so there should be no
need to contact any tec support.
> I don't think there is doubt that @home in Mt. View CA supplies dynamic
> IP addresses--the Windows configuration (which works) verifies this.
Dynamic address are assigned, i took a piek at thier web site.
> @home says spped up to 100 time a 56K modem. That would means max speed
> around 560Kbytes/sec. So 30Kbytes/sec is a bit disapointing and I've
> been told that this speed is pretty much average.
Yes but what they say is possably correct only they possably mean bits not
bytes. 30Kbytes/sec is one quater of a megabit link. Note MEGABIT, not
bytes.
Its more of a sales trick, if it could be called a trick.
--
Regards Richard
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