Hi,
actually it can also be dependent on how the card is configured, if it's in
PNP mode it can be
a bitch to get setup right in linux. You might want to look for the
3c5x9cfg.exe or somethign like that.
It's a dos utility that let's you change the card configuration. I changed
mine to not be PNPand have had no problems since then in linux. It is my
primary external nic to my cable modem through a linux gateway.
Cheers,
J. Douglas Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Civileme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: [expert] Lost use of 3c509
> Ken Archer wrote:
> >
> > I have a dual-boot box with Mandrake 7.0 and 98Lite. Somehow I have
> > lost the use of the 3C509 NIC in Linux. 98Lite still sees the card and
> > connects to my cable modem fine. According to dmesg, Linux no longer
> > sees the card on boot up, but does load the drivers.
> >
> > Most of my problems in Linux seem to be "operator error". What did I do
> > wrong this time?
> UMMM
>
> by way of testing....
>
> Try booting in windows then going to linux on a reboot and see
> what happens with your cable modem.
>
> There is some software supplied by Microsoft to ISPs which
> ostensibly does "anti-spoofing" and actually checks your machine
> with a query on port 139. Linux of course does not respond, so
> you are marked as a "spoofer" and cut off.
>
> Now if that is NOT the problem, try these things
>
> # modprobe 3c509
> # netstat -i eth0
> # netstat -a -i eth0
>
> another thing to do is to go to
> Drakconf->linuxconf->Networking->Basic Host into->Adapters and
> make sure the adapter listed for the 3c509 is ticked as "enabled"
>
> I have experienced difficulties with the 509 falling off line. I
> "fixed" it by changing hardware. AAAnd I later tested it in a
> winbox--didn't work there either. Obviously your situation is
> different.
>
> Civileme
>
>
> Civileme
>
