Yeah, I've done that... Depending on whether I manually set the network number or leave it to autoprobe, the addr field comes up with addr:0x0a0a0000.[MacAddress] or addr:[MacAddress]. 0x0a0a0000 is the correct network number for my setup, but leaving auto_interface and auto_primary on never gets ifconfig to show the 0x0a0a0000 network number. I see no messages in the various system logs that would indicate a network failure. Yes, its a stock boxed set installation. No OS updates have been applied though I have downloaded a few end-user application rpms that were built specifically for Mandrake. The install is literally an upgrade of a Mandrake 7.2 boxed set install. I suppose if I can dig up another disk somewhere I could try a truly "clean" install, but that seems rather extreme. I'd almost rather can Novell and just go with FreeBSD as a print server, except that the SCSI card in the Novell box is not supported by either Linux or by FreeBSD. I'd have to reconfig the hardware to even be able to make it work. The other complication is that its a 486DX66 with only 20MB or so of RAM. Novell works fine, but I don't have a good feel for what the other OS's require. Yes, the network is all 10Base2 (Coax). All of the (3) cards I have tried are not even 100MB capable, nevermind the fact that none of the connections are UTP. Kevin R. Bulgrien > You might want to try running ipconfig after bringing up MARS and seeing > what it lists for the IPX network addresses & frames. > > Frequently the reason SLIST will not function is that the autoprobe did > not occur correctly. > > I'm assuming you are using a stock 8.0 installation, and have not tried > (screwing... Eh) updating it with any downloads... > > Also are you SURE that all of your NICS and HUBS are running at the same > speed? > > -JMS > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Kevin R. Bulgrien > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 6:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] Anyone successfully using ncpfs on Mandrake 8.0? > > > > Well, that's what I thought... > > But the thing is, slist still doesn't work. > > I've tried 3 different NICs, 802.2 and 802.3 framing on the Netware box, > with and without mars-nwe, auto and manually configured interfaces... > 2.4.3 and alternate 2.2 kernel. I've even tried compiling in IPX > support instead of using modules. > > I can see the SAP packets hitting my box because ifconfig increments the > packet count everytime the Novell box advertises itself. I can telnet > the Novell box and administer it with a terminal... My network and card > is operating properly, just not IPX. > > My Windows98 partition sees the Novell side perfectly. There are no > other clients on the network. This is a really sad situation... To say > I am frustrated would be an understatement. > > Kevin R. Bulgrien > >
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