Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-22 Thread David Wright
Quoting Dan Brosemer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Only problem I've ever had with a 509B was that it was configured to use the > BNC port when I had a TP network and vice-versa. Check that this is not the > case. ... and don't believe the autoselect option; select the right one. > Also, if you have on

3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-22 Thread Patrick Colbeck
I have used these cards with RedHat and Debian with both 2.0 and 2.2 kernels and they work fine. One thing to look out for is that they are ISA cards with some plug and play functions. The plug and play functionality is useless. Get the 3c5x9cfg program from the dos intsallation disks that come w

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-22 Thread Halis Osman Erkan
Firstly you must have the kernel compiled to support 3Com 509xx cards. Re-compile if it not ; you can choose 3c509/3c579 Support (in kernel 2.2.10 im not sure for others). if u did I belive in you forgot to compile or load modules. I wish it helps you. Good Luck Halis Osman ERKAN On Wed,

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-22 Thread Andreas Tille
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Evan Van Dyke wrote: > 1) insmoded the 3c509.o module -OR- compiled it hard into the kernel? > 2) if so, what does it say when the module is loaded/on boot up? I had used several network adapters before. Someone required to be compiled hard into the kernel and someone as m

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-22 Thread Dan Brosemer
Only problem I've ever had with a 509B was that it was configured to use the BNC port when I had a TP network and vice-versa. Check that this is not the case. Also, if you have only one network card in your system, it's perfectly safe to compile the 905B support _into_ the kernel rather than as a

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-21 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux Date: Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 08:32:39PM +0200 In reply to:Fredrik Jonsson Quoting Fredrik Jonsson([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hi, > > According to the Hardware-HOWTO Linux should support the 3Com 509B &

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-21 Thread Evan Van Dyke
Fredrik Jonsson wrote: > > Hi, > > According to the Hardware-HOWTO Linux should support the 3Com 509B > Ethernet card. When I try to install the driver I get an error and during > booting a line appear: > > eth0 unknown interface /* something like that */ > > In Windows 95 the card funktion a

Re: 3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-21 Thread Peter Iannarelli
Hello: I use the exact same card and it works fine. Make sure you don't have any interupt conflicts. Peter Fredrik Jonsson wrote: > Hi, > > According to the Hardware-HOWTO Linux should support the 3Com 509B > Ethernet card. When I try to install the driver I get an error and during > booting

3Com 509B Ethernet card working in Windows but not in Linux

1999-07-21 Thread Fredrik Jonsson
Hi, According to the Hardware-HOWTO Linux should support the 3Com 509B Ethernet card. When I try to install the driver I get an error and during booting a line appear: eth0 unknown interface /* something like that */ In Windows 95 the card funktion and I can ping it from my Mac via the local n