On Tuesday 22 June 2004 09:20 am, Palfalvi Richard wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am trying to install SARGE with the Sarge-netinstall-disc on a very > old machine (Pent.166MHZ, 4.3GB-Disc, 96MB RAM). > In this machine I put an ISA-3Com509-EtherlinkIII-networkcard and > want to connect it via my LAN-Server to the internet to get all the > necessary packages. > > Connection from my Debian-Woody-Server-PC to the internet works well, > usually also the LAN-Connection to my laptops works well. BUT I > couldn't establish the connection to this old PC. Usually I get my > (internal) IPs with DHCP, but during the > sarge-netinstall-disc-installation this didn't work. So I gave > manually an internal IP. But I cannot ping the PC from my server and > vice-versa. The lights (green and orange are on constantly, the card > itself should be OK). I also put manually an IP-adress into the > /etc/hosts-file. > > I think I could be something with the so called IRQs and something > about Hex-Adresses (like 0x300) but I am not an expert upon this > topic. I remember that during another install, debian asked me to put > in such an adress for the ISA-card, but this time there was no > question about this during the installation process. I just had to > choose among several modules, and I took the 3c509-modul. > > Has anybody an idea how I can get working this network-card? > > Any hints and tips are very appreciated. > > thx a lot in advance. > > salut, Richard
There is a 3com utility, 3c5x9.exe?, that does tests on the card and sets the IRQ/IO for the card. I have found bad cards during the test and also there may be an IRQ conflict that you need to change for the card to work in your box. I use this card in Ipcop firewall boxes from 486's up to my current P166. -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
