On Sun, 23 Feb 1997, dpk wrote: > I've convinced one of my good friends to install debian over > redhat/slackware. he also has problems with his ethernet card, even > under the other distributions. his card is a 3c509b, a combo card, using > the 10baseT port. however the standard driver for 3c509 only detects the > bnc port. is there away around this to show my friend the ever most > powerful distribution of debian?? sorry if all my amount of questions > are overwhelming, but people here seem to know what the hell is going > on. (i do try my own, plus other resources.) thanks for those who reply. > > dennis >
Go into 3Com's 3C5X9CFG.EXE program under DOS and make sure the cable type or whatever they call it is set to 10Base-T, not "Auto" or BNC. You could also turn plug and play off. -=- Daniel Robbins School of Medicine Computer Services University of New Mexico [email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
