[vortex] 3c59x AUI and sockets AF_PACKET

[Donald Becker]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 kernel@itris.fr wrote:

> > What driver version?
> 
> 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html
> 00:09.0: 3Com PCI 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC at 0xe800. Vers LK1.1.16
> PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0a.0
> 00:0a.0: 3Com PCI 3c900 Cyclone 10Mbps Combo at 0xec00. Vers LK1.1.16

Grrrr, that version isn't showing the vital transceiver configuration
information.

> vortex-diag.c:v2.05 5/15/2001 Donald Becker (becker@scyld.com)
>  http://www.scyld.com/diag/index.html
> Index #1: Found a 3c905B Cyclone 10/100/BNC adapter at 0xe800.
>  Transceiver/media interfaces available:  100baseTx 10baseT 10base2
>  AUI10baseFL.Transceiver type in use:  10Mbs AUI.
>  MAC settings: half-duplex.

Uhmmm, which NIC are you setting to AUI?  The 3c905 or the 3c900?

> > What 'vortex-diag' version are you using?
> vortex-diag v2.05  5/15/2001

The current version is 2.13, but for these older boards the older
diagnostic version is fine.

> > What transceiver do you have hooked up?
> An HP Transceiver 28685B EtherTwist.
> 
> I am not sure the problem I am facing has anything to do with the
> tranciever type: bind() refuses to open the socket, and in my
> understanding, it is independant of the cable connection... (isn't it?).

It does appear that you have NIC mix-up or a routing proble, not a
driver problem.

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