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Re: [PLUG] The NIC card blues
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----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron Ross <ross@coreference.com>
To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] The NIC card blues
> On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > First of all... I am using a very outdated box to do some linux
> > firewall/router/ipchains junk at my house. Its a P133... using a 6x
CD-ROM
> > 32 megs of ram and a 2 gig HD. Its got a old video card... a S3
something
> > or other... that is PCI.
>
> I have a very similar setup, actually 2.. one uses a 486 and one uses a
P233.
>
> >
> > to staples in the area to get some.... I got a netgear card and a
linksys
> > or a intel one... I cant remember which.
>
> I have used all three with no problems. I believe that both the netgear
and linksys cards
> use the ne2000 or ne modules. I'm not sure about the intel card.
>
> >
> > So I figuered I would down grade the cards... and I got some 10 base T
ISA
> > 3 COM ones online. They dont work either! They power up (the lights go
on
> > in the back of them) but they dont work.
>
> hmmm.. i've had pretty good luck with those too, once you find get i/o
range and interrupts.
>
> >
> > Now for some reason... RH will not even show that I have any cards in my
> > box at all.
>
> don't give up.. something on your machine is very confused. do you see the
cards in boot messages?
> (dmesg). if you do, post it here and let us take a look. does kudzu kick
in at any point?
>
> at this point, i would go back to the pci cards if i were you. they tend
to be much easier to deal with.
>
> can you give us more info on the steps you are trying and the errors you
are getting?
No the cards are not showing up in the boot up messages...
I think I will go with PCI cards.. or one PCI and one ISA....
Kudzu does not kick in for any of the ISA cards but does for the PCI ones...
Error messages... when did force a driver on the ISA cards were long and
confusing...
And eth0 and eth1 failed to intilize...
however... as of right now... when I just did a fresh format and install...
they did not even show up (The ISA cards)
So I am uncertain if this is a problem related to the inner workings of the
machine or if it is a problem related to the network cards..
>
> Aaron
>
> >
> >
> >
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