Re: [OT] windows networking issue

[ktb <ktb@nixnotes.org>]

On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 10:27:21PM -0400, Rob Mahurin wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2001 at 05:02:53PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote:
> > Hi Rob...
> > I would guess its a hardware issue....
> > Either the nic in the win9x box is flaky... or the cable or something....
> > Keep troubleshooting... do you have an extra nic or cable...?
> 
> Hmmm ... I took the card from one of the working linux boxes (bravo)
> and put it in the windows box, and had similar if not identical
> behavior.  Also, the windows box does correctly get its DHCP
> information on boot; it just mysteriously stops using the interface
> after that.  
> 
> I'll try the switcheroo again in a few days, hoping that something
> easier gets suggested; the box doing my routing/gatewaying is
> headless, which makes this sort of thing hard.
> 
> > what about duplexing? Is your nic set for half or full?
> 

There may be another way but I usually nab a utility program from the
manufacturer and run a diagnostic on the card.  I've mostly worked with
older 3Coms.  The utility fits on a bootable windows floppy so it
doesn't matter which operating system your running.
hth,
kent

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