Re: [TCLUG:3971] Prob with Ethernet card

[Michael Hicks <hick0088@tc.umn.edu>]

> I've got a 3com 3c509b (the isa card) here. When booting, Linux sees the
> card ("eth0: 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port, address  00 20 af 24 64
> a1, IRQ 10."), but the LAN LINK light on the router (cisco 675, the DSL
> router) doesn't go on.

I'd double-check that you don't have any other devices using IRQ 10 --
your video card is a likely candidate for that IRQ..  (However, this
doesn't completely explain why it works with Windows, but not with
Linux..)  You should probably try changing the IRQ that your card uses
to 11 or 12..

Drive diskette images for your card should be available from 3Com's
website -- you can get the necessary tools without waiting until you go
back to work..

Also, you may want to look at Donald Becker's Ethernet driver page
[http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/] for specific information
about that card..
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