From edh@twcny.rr.com Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:37:41 -0500
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 18:37:41 -0500
From: Ed Hourigan edh@twcny.rr.com
Subject: [3c509] 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!
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I have a 3COM model 3c905C NIC in a brand new Dell PC. I have a “Cable/DSL”
router from LinkSys which connects to my cable modem. I cannot get the
NIC to talk to the router under Linux. I have set the NIC to auto-detect
the media and duplex. I have
Tried various options to the driver with no luck. I obtained
netdrivers-2.1.src.rpm. Built & installed it per the instructions. Still,
no luck. I am at the end of my rope on this one. I cannot access the net
when running Linux. Yes, it works fine under WindowsMe,
The other OS on the machine. Are there any undocumented “tricks” to get
the 3com NIC and the router talking? When I run
‘/sbin/ifup eth0’ , dhcpcd ‘hangs’ for about 60 seconds and then reports
‘failed’. The link LED on the router
is lit so I know the connection is ok ( also it works fine under windows ).
System info
Pentium-III
Kernel 2.2.17 ( Mandrake 7.2 distribution )
Thanks!
Ed Hourigan
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I have a 3COM model 3c905C NIC in a brand new Dell PC. I have a =
“Cable/DSL” router from
LinkSys which connects to my cable modem. I cannot get the
NIC to talk to the router under Linux. I have set the NIC to auto-detect the media and =
duplex. I =
have
Tried various options to the driver with no luck. I obtained =
netdrivers-2.1.src.rpm. Built & installed it per =
the
instructions. Still, no luck. =
I am
at the end of my rope on this one.
I cannot access the net when running Linux. Yes, it works fine under =
WindowsMe,
The other OS on the machine. Are there any undocumented =
“tricks”
to get the 3com NIC and the router talking? When I =
run
‘/sbin/ifup eth0’ , dhcpcd ‘hangs’ for =
about 60 seconds and then reports
‘failed’. =
The link LED on
the router
is lit so I know the connection is ok ( also it works fine under =
windows
). =
System info
Pentium-III
Kernel 2.2.17 ( Mandrake 7.2 distribution =
)
Thanks!
Ed
Hourigan
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From becker@scyld.com Thu, 8 Feb 2001 21:45:44 -0500 (EST)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 21:45:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Subject: [3c509] 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Ed Hourigan wrote:
> I have a 3COM model 3c905C NIC in a brand new Dell PC. I have a
> “Cable/DSL”
905C or 905CX?
You'll have to look at the printing on the card to find out.
> Tried various options to the driver with no luck.
Pass *no* options -- they will only prevent correct operation.
> I obtained netdrivers-2.1.src.rpm.
What was the driver detection message?
Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters
Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993
From edh@twcny.rr.com Fri, 9 Feb 2001 07:26:05 -0500
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 07:26:05 -0500
From: Ed Hourigan edh@twcny.rr.com
Subject: [3c509] 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Becker [mailto:becker@scyld.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:46 PM
To: Ed Hourigan
Cc: 3c509@scyld.com
Subject: Re: [3c509] 3c59x driver + Cable/DSL router - can't get'em to talk!
On Thu, 8 Feb 2001, Ed Hourigan wrote:
>> I have a 3COM model 3c905C NIC in a brand new Dell PC. I have a
>> "Cable/DSL"
>905C or 905CX?
>You'll have to look at the printing on the card to find out.
I'll have to open the case and find out.
>> Tried various options to the driver with no luck.
>Pass *no* options -- they will only prevent correct operation.
>> I obtained netdrivers-2.1.src.rpm.
>What was the driver detection message?
>>
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: 3c59x.c 16Aug00 Donald Becker and others
http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: eth0: 3Com 3c905C Tornado at 0xdc00,
00:01:03:c5:7b:42, IRQ 11
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: 8K byte-wide RAM 5:3 Rx:Tx split,
autoselect/Autonegotiate interface.
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: MII transceiver found at address 1, status
24.
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: MII transceiver found at address 2, status
24.
Feb 9 07:00:05 dell01 kernel: Enabling bus-master transmits and
whole-frame receives.
Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters
Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993
From jal_info@yahoo.com Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:36:25 -0800 (PST)
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:36:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Jalaja Devi jal_info@yahoo.com
Subject: [3c509] LINUX & QNX Device Drivers!!
Could any of you tell me the Documentation
availability of porting a linux Network device driver
into QNX-Neutrina platform?
It would be great if i could get any links also.
regards,
Jalaja
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From becker@scyld.com Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:46:57 -0500 (EST)
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:46:57 -0500 (EST)
From: Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Subject: [3c509] LINUX & QNX Device Drivers!!
On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Jalaja Devi wrote:
> Could any of you tell me the Documentation
> availability of porting a linux Network device driver
> into QNX-Neutrina platform?
It's a license violation.
Some of the existing QNX drivers, such as the 3Com driver, are in
violation of the license.
> It would be great if i could get any links also.
Sure
http://www.scyld.com/expert/license.html
Donald Becker becker@scyld.com
Scyld Computing Corporation http://www.scyld.com
410 Severn Ave. Suite 210 Second Generation Beowulf Clusters
Annapolis MD 21403 410-990-9993
From jal_info@yahoo.com Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:05:08 -0800 (PST)
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:05:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Jalaja Devi jal_info@yahoo.com
Subject: [3c509] LINUX & QNX Device Drivers!!
Thanks for the info. So, you mean to say that there
won't be any documentation available on this as open
source?
--- Donald Becker