Re: Fwd: Re: [Re: Vedr: Re: No network?]
On 19 Aug, To: debian-user@lists.debian.org wrote:
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> Yes, this is surely your problem the 3c509 combo card has a BNC and a
> twisted pair port and possibly also an AUI port as well. You have the
> twisted pair (10baseT port chosen. It is changed by software. I've
> never tried it in linux, but in Windows NT4 and I think also 95 it can
> be set from the Network control panel. If you don't have that option,
> I think you probably need the diskette that came with the card. It will
> probably boot in dos and then allow you to change the port. If you
> don't have that, I think you can probably download the program from
> support.3com.com, put it on a dos boot disk and then be in business.
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> Don MacDougall
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> On 19 Aug, Marc Mongeon wrote:
>> Is this a card with two network ports? Unless I'm mistaken, "10BaseT"
>> refers to the RJ-45 (telephone-like) port, while the BNC port should be
>> called "10Base2" or something. You need to change the port using either
>> switch settings on the card, or a software utility that came with the card.
>> My memory on this is a little fuzzy, so I hope I'm not full of crap.
>>
>> Marc
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>>>>> "Alex V. Toropov" <alex@ct.spb.ru> 08/19 4:02 AM >>>
>>> Yes - the windows-machines can see each other in the windows-network.
>>> (Workgroupname Olsen as the domainname at the linux box.)
>>> The windows pc's can ping each other, but not the linux.
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>>> I'm using bnc-cables, and the linux is in the middle. I've tried to change
>>> the T's - no effect.
>>> The start-up messages show no problems initializing the network-card.
>> (Loading
>>> modules ..... vfat smbfs 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port, address 00 60
>> 08
>>> 31 22 84, IRQ 10)
>>> (eth0: Setting Rx mode to 1 addresses)
>>>
>>> Yours Henning
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>> Well, one logical thing to test - try "route -n"
>> You should see line like
>> 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 ............ eth0
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>> If it exists then I can't see any logical errors and I think the problem is
>> in NIC
>> may be You can change cards between computers and see if linux card will
>> work in PC and vise verse.
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