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Can anyone confirm that the CNET PRO120 aka Macronix 98715/tulip
actually works under Linux (2.2.10/Suse6.2)?  I've got it built
into the kernel (I tried it both ways, the one that uses the "tulip.c"
and the "tulip_new.c" driver, no difference).

At bootup, it apparently sees the card, and prints:

tulip.c: v0.90 10/28/98 becker etc.
eth0: Macronix 98715 PMAC at 0x400, 00 80 ad 98 16 46, IRQ 9

But at the instant that the kernel passes this point, the link
light goes of (on the card and on the hub) and never comes back
on.  The eth0 interface actually comes to UP-RUNNING, but it never
actually works.  Am I in some wierd nether state between supported
and not supported?  Any suggestions?

Thanks - Ed

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> Can anyone confirm that the CNET PRO120 aka Macronix 98715/tulip
> actually works under Linux (2.2.10/Suse6.2)?  I've got it built
> into the kernel (I tried it both ways, the one that uses the "tulip.c"
> and the "tulip_new.c" driver, no difference).

http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/tulip-devel.html

I've used this on both a PNIC-based Linksys board and a Macronix-based NDC
SOHOware board. I've not used a CNET PRO120, so I can't promise it'll work
on that board. (Even if I had used that particular board, there are
sometimes driver/Ethernet board/motherboard interactions that are hard to
predict.) I recommend you try the latest driver and see if that works. I
do recall seeing other posts about your board, though, so if you continue
to have problems, try a Deja News search (http://www.deja.com).

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