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Re: [TCLUG:8308] Problems configuring an ISA Pnp Ethernet card




> On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Chris Kesler wrote:
>
> > There is a DOS utility that you can run to configure that card.  It's
> > called 3c5x9cfg.exe, and it's on the disk that came with the card.  You
> > can probably download it from 3Com's site, too.  Anyways, you can use
that
> > configuration program to disable PnP and set an IRQ and IO address into
> > the flash memory on the card.
>
> Yes. Also, Nathan, if your card has multiple media (twisted pair, coax
> and/or AUI -- some of those cards have all three instead of only tp), you
> have to set it to use the appropriate one. The DOS util does this also. I
> had the same problem, and David Carter figured it out for me back when I
> was a newbie. :)
>

The only problem though, is that I am running dual boot, so will this
interfere with Windows's recognition of the card?  Or can I use that utility
to configure it for Windows as well?

-Nathan