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 module which will save you a little trouble if you're a newbie. Try checking for IRQ/IO conflicts. The card has two modes: A pnp mode and a "legacy" mode. For simplicity's sake, try putting it in legacy mode and give it IO and IRQ settings that work in windows. Now try it in linux. That's about all I can think of now. HTH -Dano On Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 08:32:39PM +0200, 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 and I can ping it from my Mac via the > local network. I's a Pentium 133 MHz system i'm installing on. > > Any tips? > > TIA > > Regards, > Fredrik Jonsson > > -- > A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's not open. > Phone: (Int. +46) 063-12 54 61/070-628 71 20 > Address: Box 31, S-831 21 Östersund, Sweden > Web site: <http://www.combonet.se/> > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe debian-user-request@lists.debian.org < /dev/null -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Daniel Brosemer - Self-Proclaimed Linux Nut | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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