Re: Xircom and Potatoe
Jørn,
Perhaps you can try a different dhcp client. I had the same
problem using pump. I worked on some networks but not at all
on other networks. I switched to dhcp-client and it works
everywhere, with the exception of the problem described below.
my 3 cents,
jc
Thusly Thwacked By J?rn Helge B. Dahl:
> * dan.c
>
> | > Xircom Realport Ethernet 10\100 + modem 56 REM56G-100
> | >
> | > i have installed debian 2.2r3 and it asked to configure pcmcia, no problems
> | > when it comes to configuring network via dhcp , again no problems
> | > when i reboot the laptop and the interface comes up, it has been recognised by
> | > the kernel , etho is showing a ip address collected from the server, yet im
> | > unable to ping anything on the network (all network details are correct)
>
> * Jeff <jcoppock1@home.com>
>
> | This card is a little quirky yet. I have the same card and it
> | does this nearly everytime I bring it up. All I need to do is
> |
> | # ifconfig eth0 up
> |
> | and it starts working. Even though the interface already
> | shows that it's up, I need to remind it manually to get it to
> | work.
>
> I've had success with setting the card in multicast mode, or even in
> promisc on a bad day.
>
> But it's funny, in my office I can get it to work if I follow the
> prescription above (the DHCP server there is debian dhcp 2.0pl5-1), but
> in my school I've had no success -- no matter what.
>
> I don't know what kind of dhcp server that is running there -- possibly
> something on RedHat or Novell, *and* I think they are using some sort of
> DHCP relaying.
>
> Does anyone know what I could do to get it to work?
> --
> Jørn Helge B. Dahl
> Falch.net developer - http://www.falch.net
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