On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 10:33:36PM -0600, will trillich wrote: > i try "ping aa.b.cc.dd" and get 100% packet loss. ifconfig says > the connection is up. (ifup at first reports rx on 1 address; > if i ifdown and then ifup again, it reports rx on 0, rx on 1. > what's up with that?) > > yes, the 10baseT cable is actually connected. :) > > i can ifdown and then remove the module (via modconf) and then > try new options -- but what syntax are the arguments there? > (rtfm bait, i know, just point the way...) > > and how do i find out what irq/io parameters would be > appropriate anyhow?
Get some old DOS disk and go to ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/NIC/3c509/ Thre grab the 3c509x1.exe (or 3c509x2.exe? forgot). Run them in DOS to decompress them. You'll see that one of them will have a config program. You can use it to test/setup/read config from all 3c509 cards you have.. Alternatively, grab the 3c5x9 package from stable (it's only in stable :( http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/3c5x9utils.html You can use it to check if you have your card set up correctly. Please note that it should not be set as a PnP card. It will cause problems. - Adam
