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(Sorry if this is a duplicate post, the original
seemed to have gone missing on me)
On my Asus K8V motherboard is a 3-Com 3c2000
NIC. I have downloaded and compiled the Driver (as far as I can tell, new
to this distro) but I am having problems getting it to load with the kernel and
trying to configure it. The log file messages had some text relating to the
startup of the driver but I cannot access the internet etc.
I followed the instructions to extract the tar,
"make load" then "ifconfig eth0 up", but when I go to the network configuration
utilities in FC1 I can't find the card or driver. Nor can I figure out how
to load it on boot. The instructions talk about using "/etc/modules.conf
file" or insmod . Also as I cannot select the NIC I cannot tell if it is
set to use DHCP.
From the readme file
------------SNIP---------------
If your system is not configured for DHCP, you can
assign an IP address
with the command: ifconfig eth0 a.b.c.d
Where a.b.c.d is the IP address that you wish to
use. Again, eth0 may
be different depending on your system configuration. Configuring the Driver
------------------------ The 3C2000 driver supports
various options, which can be supplied
as command line arguments to the 'insmod' command or in the /etc/modules.conf file. You may specify more than one option. Unless otherwise stated, all settings take the form of: <Option-Name>=value [,value...] If you use the modules.conf file
to load the driver at boot time,
include the word "options" when configuring the driver. For example:
options 3c2000 DupCap_A=Full If you use command line 'insmod', do not include the word "option" when configuring the driver. For example:
insmod 3c2000.o DupCap_A=Full The following options are supported: OPTION: Speed_A
Selects the speed of Port A of the NIC. "Auto" - Automatic
Resolution
"10" - 10MBPS "100" - 100MBPS "1000" - 1GIG OPTION: DupCap_A
Selects the duplex capabilities of Port A of the NIC. "Full" - Full
Duplex
"Half" - Half Duplex "Both" - Both Half Duplex & Full Duplex -------------------------SNIP-------------------------------- I use an old computer with Smoothwall on it which
provides the DHCP.
Anyone have some suggestions as to how to I can ge
the network running on FC1, or if their is support for this card in FC3? I
saw reference in another list to users using a different driver but the proper
one would be nice.
Thanks
Dave |
