Dear JB
Thanks for your response.
Well that's the question, isn't it ? Linux certainly has drivers for PCMCIA devices, such as my NICs, so I'm wondering if STN included them or not.
Thanks
SC
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>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: RE: [STN] Difficulties with STN
>Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 07:04:31 -0700
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>I dont think STN works with PCMCIA, isnt it just PC based?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Spyros Camateros [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:30 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [STN] Difficulties with STN
>
>
> Dear STN support person,
>
> I was looking for a Linux/Unix based equivalent to Microsuck's Internet
> Connection Sharing program, so I downloaded your excellent installation
> package for evaluation and went through it, successfully creating a boot
> disk. However I ran into problems and was unable to bring it up. My
>problems
> were of two kinds:
>
> 1) STN refused to boot on any IBM ThinkPad laptop. It started loading,
> displayed the logo, displayed two lines, then rebooted the computer. It
>then
> went into an infinite loop repeating the above. Have you tested it on any
> IBM PCs ? Any thoughts ?
>
> 2) I then tried it on a non-IBM PC and it went through the loading but
> choked on the NICs. I had inserted two 3COM PCMCIA NICS (3c589C and
>3c589D)
> one for the Internet Cable Modem, another for the intranet. Both cards and
> cables are tested and work fine, the LAN is fine, etc. I just don't know
> what settings to select for them on your configuration utility, I guess. I
> MUST retain the 3c589D since it appears that the ISP is using the MAC on
> that card to allow me access. I can use another NIC for the other one if I
> have to.
>
> I would appreciate any help, as I need to get this thing going within the
> next 10 days or so.
>
>
>
>
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