Re: [PLUG] NIC driver installation howto? (newbieish level help needed)

[Paul <emailme@dpagin.net>]

kaze wrote:

> Since the last few comments seemed focused on IP networking configuration
> does that mean the returns from ifconfig, ethtool, mii-tool, lsmod show the
> card working? If the IP stuff is right maybe it's not a newbieish level
> question...
>  

I'm sure the problem is simple.  The process needed to find the problem 
determines the difficulty level.  If you could get to the computer it 
wouldn't be as difficult!

I noticed from an old post that the card is using IRQ 14.  (Interrupt:14 
Base address:0xd000)  An IDE controller uses that IRQ.  Maybe there's a 
conflict between the NIC and the IDE controller.  Try "cat 
/proc/interrupts".

Also, ping claims that it is transmitting, but not receiveing.  That 
seems to indicate that the NIC is functional.  As mentioned before (I 
just tried these commands), "/sbin/ethtool eth0" and "/sbin/mii-tool" 
will provide useful info.  Very cool commands.

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