I've got a spare machine which I'm trying to put Debian on. It's a K6-2 450, 128MB RAM, 10GB HD. Not a bad machine at all. I've had trouble putting Debian on it before, and ended up using Redhat. I'd love to get Debian working on it, cos I find Debian so much easier to use (that sounds almost blasphemous). So here's my problem.
It's got a 3Com Etherlink III card in it. Not a bad card, well supported. The module installs for it - the link light on the hub lights, it accepts the IP address I've put in - everything seems to be going fine. HOWEVER, I can't ping the machine, NOR can I get any network connectivity out. I've booted with the idepci boot disks and the standard bootdisks for both the stable and testing releases - same problem. It's not a hardware issue - Redhat works just fine on that machine. So where am I going wrong? Thanks for your help, Andrew "I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire (1694-1778)
