On Tue, 14 May 1996, Patrick Hernaelsteen wrote: > I am unable to configure my system with a EtherLink III ( 3C509B-TP ). > Does any body had this kind of problem before. > Thanks for helping me,
The 3COM Etherlink III card is supported but it may not be in the base system's kernel. In that case, you need to recompile the kernel to reflect the card you have. This is somewhat difficult if you are counting on using FTP to load the full system. I have gotten around this problem in the past by compiling a kernel on another Debian machine and then transferring it over to the target machine with the Etherlink III card. You will have to write the kernel out to a floppy with a ext2 file system since the base installation does not include mtools but it is doable. If this is not the problem, I suggest you look at how the Etherlink III card is set up. If it is a combo card with more than one kind of media (BNC and TP, for example), you might need to use the disk provided with the card after having booted to DOS and tell the card which of the connectors you intend to use. I found this out because my card was initially configured to use the BNC and I wanted to use the TP. Hope this helps! Carlo *********************************************************************** * Carlo U. Segre * * Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences * * Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 * * Voice: (312) 567-3498 FAX: (312) 567-3494 * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * ***********************************************************************