Yes, this is surely your problem the 3c509 combo card has a BNC and a twisted pair port and possibly also an AUI port as well. You have the twisted pair (10baseT port chosen. It is changed by software. I've never tried it in linux, but in Windows NT4 and I think also 95 it can be set from the Network control panel. If you don't have that option, I think you probably need the diskette that came with the card. It will probably boot in dos and then allow you to change the port. If you don't have that, I think you can probably download the program from support.3com.com, put it on a dos boot disk and then be in business.
Don MacDougall On 19 Aug, Marc Mongeon wrote: > Is this a card with two network ports? Unless I'm mistaken, "10BaseT" > refers to the RJ-45 (telephone-like) port, while the BNC port should be > called "10Base2" or something. You need to change the port using either > switch settings on the card, or a software utility that came with the card. > My memory on this is a little fuzzy, so I hope I'm not full of crap. > > Marc > > ---------- > Marc Mongeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Unix Specialist > Ban-Koe Systems > 9100 W Bloomington Fwy > Bloomington, MN 55431-2200 > (612)888-0123, x417 | FAX: (612)888-3344 > ---------- > "It's such a fine line between clever and stupid." > -- David St. Hubbins and Nigel Tufnel of "Spinal Tap" > > >>>> "Alex V. Toropov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/19 4:02 AM >>> >> Yes - the windows-machines can see each other in the windows-network. >> (Workgroupname Olsen as the domainname at the linux box.) >> The windows pc's can ping each other, but not the linux. >> >> I'm using bnc-cables, and the linux is in the middle. I've tried to change >> the T's - no effect. >> The start-up messages show no problems initializing the network-card. > (Loading >> modules ..... vfat smbfs 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port, address 00 60 > 08 >> 31 22 84, IRQ 10) >> (eth0: Setting Rx mode to 1 addresses) >> >> Yours Henning > > > Well, one logical thing to test - try "route -n" > You should see line like > 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 ............ eth0 > > If it exists then I can't see any logical errors and I think the problem is > in NIC > may be You can change cards between computers and see if linux card will > work in PC and vise verse. > >
