Very Computer

1. plug and play on my 3com isa card (3c509b) has been disabled

2. on booting the following message is displayed:
         bringing up interface eth0                      FAILED

3. after booting:
     ifconfig -a (shows info for both)
       Ethernet
       lo

4. pinging localhost works fine

 ie., "3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss" (but)
     pinging a network address shows 100% packet loss

5. the interrupt used is 10 and base address 0300 under Windows98
     ifconfig -a shows the same interrupt 10 and Base address:0x300 used
under Mandrake

6. modprobe -l
     shows the 3c509.o as a listed module.

7. resolv.conf (is ok for)
     domain san.rr.com
     nameserver xxx.25.195.1

8. etc/conf.modules (has the entry)
         alias eth0 3c509b

9. On shutdown -r now (eth0 looks ok)
 "Shutting down interface eth0          "OK"

The 3com 3c509b board works under Windows

I can't ping or get out on the net but I don't know how to resolve the
problem.

I've tried "modprobe 3c509" without success.

I've tried "insmod 3c509", could this have caused the problem?

Is there a better NIC?

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance
Don

--
Prasanth Kumar

Hey!
That is EXCACTLY the same problem I am having with my setup.  I also have
a 3Com card in my computer (PCI card).  I am also getting the very same
errors you have getting.  I also tried 2 other network cards with no luck.
If you find out anything about how to fix it, let me know.

I'll pass on anything I figure out!

Tom - Linux newbie in Seattle

Quote:> Any suggestions?

> Thanks in advance
> Don