RE: network problem
> -----Original Message-----
> From: flar@pants.nu [mailto:flar@pants.nu]
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 3:07 PM
> To: deFreese, Barry
> Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: network problem
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 01:20:02PM -0800, deFreese, Barry wrote:
> > Interesting. I have a B&W G3 sitting right here running
> with the 3C59x
> > support??
>
> Are you sure you're actually using the 3c59x module? Unless you've put
> a PCI card into it, I can assure you it won't be used. Here's the
> excerpt from the output of dmesg on one of my boxes (Intel based) that
> does have a card that uses this driver.
>
> 3c59x.c 18Feb01 Donald Becker and others
> http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
> eth0: 3Com 3c590 Vortex 10Mbps at 0xe400, 00:a0:24:96:1b:6e, IRQ 9
> 8K byte-wide RAM 1:1 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/10baseT interface.
>
> If you tell the configuration system to use that module, but
> the hardware
> doesn't exist, the driver will notice and just fail. I
> suspect you have
> the support for your onboard ethernet built into your kernel, so any
> configuration you set for what type of card you have is ignored.
>
> Try running the command 'dmesg | grep eth0' and you should
> find out what
> is actually loading as your main ethernet interface. Here's my G4:
>
> eth0: GMAC at 00:0a:27:94:55:50, driver v1.5k4
> eth0: PHY ID: 0x00406212
> eth0: Found Broadcom BCM5201 PHY
> eth0: Link state change, phy_status: 0x782d
> eth0: Link up ! BCM5201/5221 aux_stat: 0x003c
> eth0: Full Duplex: 0, Speed: 10
>
> Brad Boyer
> flar@allandria.com
>
Whacky, your right. I was looking in dmesg but I wasn't looking close
enough. I have 3c59x support built into the kernel but it is using the
BMAC+ driver. Doh, what an idiot. Better do some better checking before
offering any advice eh??
Thanks for pointing that out!
Barry deFreese
Technology Services Manager
Nike Team Sports
(949)-616-4005
Barry.deFreese@nike.com
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