On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, dpk wrote:
> i have just installed debian on my machine, however the network is
> "unreachable." i have an smc with a 21041 dec-chipset on it. the module
> (tulip) was added without any problem upon installation. however when i
> rebooted the system i get these errors:
>
> SIOCSIFFLAGS: Try again
> SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
> SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
>
I have noticed that SMC cards in general are rather touchy about how their
drivers are installed. I usually have the best luck by compiling the
drivers directly in the kernel rather than using modules. I am somewhat
mystified as to the cause of this erratic behavior but since I have to
deal with a number of different SMC cards (WD8003, Ultra, EtherEZ and
EtherPower PCI) I have not been able to isolate the cause of the problem.
With the older cards, it is the 0x300 address and IRQ conflicts which
gives the most problem.
Cheers,
Carlo
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