Follow-up: Here's my game plan: I compiled the new SOHOware (tulip) driver based on the source files they provided. I tried substituting it for the existing STN tulip.o driver (just for grins-and-giggles). As expected, not only did it not work, it did not work in the big way. (froze system) This is to be expected since they are based on different kernel revisions. Since I do not have a system running based on the kernel revision that STN uses, (I -do- have the RH 6.n and 7.n versions though), I figure that the best I can do is try to "update" STN to the new kernel. (so we can create modules for it if we wish. . .) I downloaded the tar-ball for the "free" version to examine it. I am going to try to see exactly how it is put together - and what has to be done to (a) update to the latest kernel (using RH 7.0's new kernel as my target) (b) compile new ".o" modules for it based on that kernel build. Ultimately, what I want to do is to be able to provide, or provide instructions on how to create, a new kernel, ramdisk, and other things needed to make STN run. Hopefully, they could be substituted for the existing items in the production STN install, which would allow us to use the existing commercial STN install to build updated systems. I am still researching this - and will post my results here when I know more. Jim Jim Harris wrote: > OK, Here's my contribution to the "Stupid Question of the Month" club: > > I just picked up a bunch of new 100-Base-t NIC's (SOHOware Auto 10/100 > Ethernet PCI Card - Model SFA110A) > > Pretty darn good cards - and cheap too! > > Fortunately, they support Linux > Part of what they give you is a "revised" tulip.c source file to compile > > for your version of Linux. They alledge that the "stock" tulip driver > does not work - and I have proved this to be true, both with both RH 7.0 > > and STN. They give detailed instructions on how to re-compile the > driver, etc. etc. etc. When the smoke clears, you should be set to go. > > I would also like to do this for STN, so that I can use these cards with > > my STN gateway..... Is this possible? How? (and so forth) > > Thanks! > > Jim ============================================================ MyFree.com: The best selection of topics on the net...AND IT'S ALL FREE!! From Bargains to Cooking to Crafting To Free Stuff. Don't miss a thing, visit today & enter to win $100,000. http://click.topica.com/aaabtIbz8Rp2bAfyICc/MyFree ============================================================ -- Visit http://www.ShareTheNet.com for info about ShareTheNet Visit http://www.topica.com/lists/sharethenet for info about this list To Unsubscribe send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
