[vortex] Re: Problems with 3c59x driver network adapter stops working

[Malcolm Scott]

At 03:23 today, Ruben van der Leij wrote:

> +++ Malcolm Scott [05/11/02 16:08 +0000]:
> 
> > > > I had a few problems with autonegotiation with the Vortex driver, and
> > > > the 3Com driver fixed them.
> 
> > Ruben van der Leij has replied off-list with a hint. He suggests I use the 
> > DOS utility to reset the card's EEPROM. I'll post the results here when I've 
> > tried it.
> 
> At a certain point I had well over a hundred 905C's in production, and many
> would fail to autonegotiate with Cisco switches. Just 'restore to defaults'
> and save would fix those problems. 
> 
> It would seem that there's a difference in opinion between the drivers and
> the cards point of view as to what 'factory defaults' exactly is. :)
> 

This isn't actually with a Cisco switch - it's Netgear - but I'll try this 
anyway when I get the chance. 

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