On 21-Nov-2001 Randolph S. Kahle wrote: > > I have installed Debian on at least a dozen systems now (I guess I'm not > a total newbie now...) > > Anyway -- this is the first time I have had a system with a 905c 3Com > card not be able to get out on the network. (All but one of my systems > us 905x cards)... > > System sets up fine, ifconfig reports correct information. Tornado > drivers seems to be loading (as seen in the dmesg output). > > I can ping the IP of the card, but when I try to ping or apt-get update, > sending packets to the outside world, nothing happens. Changed cables, > changed ports on the switch, etc., etc. (Oh, yes -- the connection > lights on the card indicate electrical connection with the switch). >
could be a weird irq issue or it may be an odd card. Try moving the slot the card is in and then try swapping cards.