> I'm running Linux-Mandrake 6.0, kernel 2.2.9, with a 3C509-TPO NIC.
> Using the following commands, utilities, and files, I've tried
> unsuccessfully to get eth0 working (thankfully, ppp0 works):
> 1) netcfg
> 2) netstat -r
> 3) ifconfig
> 4) /etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart
> 5) /etc/sysconfig/network
> 6) /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> 7) route
> 8) linuxconf
> When pinging hosts on same subnet, ping just stalls. Packets actually go
> out but none are received; I can tell this by the lights on my Ethernet
> hub and by using the ifconfig command. On the same machine when booting
> into Win98, networking using the same NIC using the same IRQ (11) and IO
> (0300-030F) works just fine.
> Anyway, I'd like to try changing the Ethernet driver I'm using (3C509, I
> think) without having to completely reinstall Linux again. How do I do
> that? How do I find out what driver I'm currently using and how can I
> change some of the parameters such as IRQ (similar to Win95/98's Device
> Manager)?
> Thanks very much for any insight.
> Kind regards,
> Derek Tom
> BBDO Asia Pacific, Hong Kong
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Greetings!,
Thinkin back aways....There the answer is ...right before your eyes,
looks like the packets are going out, but not back, if so, then the
problem is your net mask is not set correctly. All machines on the same
subnet, must have their netmask set the same, and if there is a gateway
out of the subnet, the gateway will have to be specified too.
Now if you must change the driver, but why, L-M is running the driver
version 1.1 from Donald Becker. That was the latest stable release. I
HAD a 3Com EtherLink XL PCI 3c900-combo, but ditched it for favor of my
WD8013. I was having problems with the transmission rate versus the
reception rate. Receiving was great, transmission about half speed.
Don't have time at the moment to troubleshoot.
BTW, the WD8013 might be old, but she sure is a goodie, 988K/second!
cat /etc/conf.modules
Show see a line like
alias eth0 3c509
alias 3c509 options etc,etc (here you would insert the correct options
to override factory default settings.
Remember, though, even if you remove the above to lines, and the card is
set at factory default settings, or at least the settings auto-pobing
will use, and the card is in the machine when booting up, it will still
define the card!
Take a look at this url: http://www.dogpile.com search for 3c509
and also defintely here!
http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/index.html - lot of great
stuff here!
Bill...
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