Thanks for this and the many other comments I received. First, I have very little access to parts, other than what the local CompUSA and BestBuy have on hand (not much). Forget trying to find ISA NICs. I do have some old computers. We are a non-profit ministry. I thought I had a gold mine when an outfit donated a whole pile of Compaq computers. I needed about four STN boxes and thought I had it made. Naturally, they were full of Token Ring NICs. Sigh. Anyhow, it turns out I had something wrong in the IP address settings or something, I guess. I started over again from scratch, tried the 3Com 3C905-TX NICs (PCI) I had, and it came right up!
Anyways, thanks again to all who responded. I do like the STN box, my first one has been running for over two years now without ever being touched. Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: Arnie Rothenbaum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 12:57 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [STN] Set up help - I'm dyin' here > > > Things that may help (from my experience and what I've been > reading on this > board over the last couple years): > > Get an older computer 386 or 486 with 16bit slots and then > use ISA 16bit > NICs (not PCI) like 3Com 3c509B or any NE2000 compatible > 16bit NIC. These > are a whole lot easier to configure. First run the setup > utility to be sure > the NIC (like 3c509B) is not ISA mode (there's a way to turn > this on and off > with 3Com and I can't remember what it is called but you want > to be in ISA > mode) Then either let it automatically configure the card or > try to manually > configure the card to say IRQ=10 and I/O=300H and then test it for > conflicts. > > First put in 1 NIC and configure that as the LAN side NIC and > build the > disk. If that driver doesn't work (like you need to change > IRQ or I/O) and > you are ready to build another disk - FORMAT THE FLOPPY > FIRST! Then build > the disk again. Once you get the 1st NIC going and you think > you need the > second NIC (note my next paragraph), then put in the second > NIC (again good > luck with 3c509B) and then use the 3Com to configure that. > Then continue on > with the STN diskette building. I use a few floppies, format > them and then > build new test configurations between the STN box boot ups > (as they take a > little time). > > Finally, you say you need to go between ISDN router? I used > the STN box > with an ISDN modem connected directly to the serial port of > the STN box and > then needed only 1 NIC for the Lan side, while the WAN side > used the modem. > Had to tweak some MTU settings to get it to work but it worked like a > charm. Some issues with having it hang up after x minutes of no use > sometimes is quirky. So not quite sure what you mean when > you say "This > particular one is going between an old ISDN router that dials > ISDN". Let > the STN box dial the ISDN modem. > > It's like anything in this business. Some simple things > become a real bear > at times. STN is a great product. If and When you get it to > work it very > reliable. > > Good Luck > Arnie > > You say > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've been trying for several days to set up an STN box to no avail. > > I've tried several diferent computers. I've got a whole box of NICS > > I've been going through. I finally went out and bought two > new D-Link > > DEF-530TX+ NICS, can't get them to work. I'm sure I'm just > not smart > > enough to set something up right, but I'm not sure what. > > > > I run the D-Link diagnostic and it tells me the card base > I/O addresses > > are 6000H and 6100H, so I put 0x6000 and 0x6100 in the base address > > location on the build program. The first thing I see is the errors > > SIOCSIFADDR: Device not found, followed by SIOCSIFBRADDR and > > SIOCSIFNETMASK and similar entries. I get eth0 not found errors. > > > > I need a box to provide DHCP and basic firewall for a small > network of > > about eight or so workstations. This particular one is > going between an > > old ISDN router that dials ISDN, but not much else, so I > need to work it > > with two NICs. > > > > I've also got a whole bag of 3Com 3C905-TX NICs I can't > seem to get to > > work either. > > > > I see all the comments on what a snap STN is to set up, so I must be > > really stupid here to have so many problmes. Any help is greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Michael ============================================================ Ranger Rick will captivate your elementary-school child. A subscription includes membership card, decal, and more! Subscribe now and get FREE binoculars with each paid order! http://click.topica.com/caaaftTbz8Rp2bAfyICf/RangerRick ============================================================ -- 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] ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rp2.bAfyIC Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
