Here is some additional information for you.
3Com driver library.
http://infodeli.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/index.htm
Specifically for the 3c905c
http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/nic/3c905c.htm
Linux drivers are listed here as well as the Win drivers. The diagnostics
are contained in the 3C90XX2.EXE file.
Mitch Smith
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Reed [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 4:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: 3c905 problem:
> Posted-Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 12:59:54 -0800
> From: Chuck Carson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I finally got my NIC's to 100Megabit. I compiled kernel 2.2.18 and only
> included support for 3c90x, but the NIC's then would not work at all. Next
I
> got the source code for the 3c90x driver from 3com and compiled it
(However,
> it the docs said it was for some older kernels). I copied the resulting
> 3c90x.o object file to /lib/modules/2.2.18/net and added 'alias eth0
3c90x'
> to /etc/conf.modules. The NIC's work fine now, but I get a complaint at
boot
> about /etc/conf.modules being newer then /some/path/modules.dep.
I think that can be solved by running:
depmod -a
as root. Do that whenever you change the conf.modules file.
> What did I miss or do wrong? And can this procedure be stable? This box is
> going to be a master name server.
I did the same thing a few months ago - compiled and copied the 3c90x.o
file and haven't had a single problem.
Dave
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