Hi, Can you ping from the other machines to your linux machine ? I see you use the 10base T port, does your hub indicate that the netword card is functioning ?
You could also try changing to another 3com509 module. There are differences betheen the PNP and non-PNP version of this card. Kind regards, Bart van Dommelen email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On 15 Jan 2001, at 20:58, Lorint Hendschel wrote: > Hi, > > I am a 1st time Debian user. I installed slink on a machine successfully but > I > have problems setting up my home network. I have a 3com ISA 3C509 card. When > I try to ping a machine on my network, ping just sits there with no output > (except when I ping the Debian machine itself). When I stop it, I am told > that > all packets were lost. > > lsmod shows that the 3c509 module is loaded. > > Output of 3c5x9 -f: > 3c5x9 found at 0x300 > Model number 3c509 version 8, base I/O 0x300, IRQ 10, 10baseT port. > Primary physical address is 00:60:08:4d:c2:9a > Alternate physical address is 00:60:08:4d:c2:9a > > Output of ifconfig: > ethO Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:08:4D:C2:9A > inet addr:192.168.0.3 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BORADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:1 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:364 errors:0 dropped:0 overrruns:0 carrier:0 > Collisions:0 > Interrupt:10 Base address:0x300 > > Output of route: > localnet * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 4 eth0 > 127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 8 lo > > cat /etc/hosts: > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 192.168.0.1 bele_plaece.cottages bele_plaece # this is a mdk7.2 machine > 192.168.0.2 tchambe.cottages tchambe # this is a Win95 machine > 192.168.0.3 sierveu.cottage sierveu # this is the debian machine > > Thanks for any help! > > -- > Lorint HENDSCHEL > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >