Update: I traded cards with slots, did not seem to make much difference. I got to using the scroll lock key to stop the boot info. I noticed that there REALLY is a driver being loaded for both of the cards. (When I have only one plugged in at a time.) Seems to be the same driver. Refers to vortex.html, it specifically mentions the 3C595 card but does not mention the newer "office" card. Both seem to behave simliarly when installed and booted with astlinux's CD.
When I run ifconfig I get all the regular lines EXCEPT for the missing one below: inet addr:192.168.2.6 Bcast:255.255.255.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 Looks like I am not getting any IP assignment. I was using one of the cards with XP and it worked OK and even got onto the internet. So the cards, cable, hubs, switches etc. are all functional. I found a HOWTO troubleshoot networking issues. Some things mentioned were netstat, ifconfig, curl, mii-tool, ethtool, and others. mii-tool, and ethtool weren't findable from /tmp/root, the default dir I am logged into upon bootup. I CAN ping 127.0.0.1 but no others were found to be pingable yet. Rich Sias _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.kriscompanies.com/mailman/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
