NIC & "searching for devices"
A message that is not in the archive (sent off-list or not yet received): [email protected]
Quoted 2 lines
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:48:32 -0500, Harry Cochran <[email protected]=
t>
Quoted 6 lines
Quoted 5 lines · wrote:
Hi,
I have two problems I'm hoping to get help with:
1. I need to add a NIC to my C3600. I discovered that there is no dri=
ver
Quoted 2 lines
for
Quoted 1 line
the 3COM 3C905C and I don't recognize the drivers that are there. Cou=
ld
Quoted 1 line
Quoted 1 line
someone please tell me if there is a driver I can download for the 3C=
905C
Quoted 1 line
Quoted 1 line
(the 3COM site has a "Linux" driver, but it's only for x86 platforms)=
,
Quoted 2 lines
or
Quoted 1 line
alternatively, what's the best 10/100 NIC I can buy and put in for wh=
ich
Quoted 3 lines
Quoted 1 line
there is a Debian hppa driver.
As willy described, the driver for your 3Com card is in the 'vortex' dr=
iver.
Yes but I encountered weird difficulties (even on a i386 box) to configur= e
a brother model 3C905B as needed:
see this old thread <http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux=
/2003-November/021619.html>
Hth,
Joel
_______________________________________________
parisc-linux mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux
A message that is not in the archive (sent off-list or not yet received): [email protected]
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:34:46 +0100, Joel Soete <[email protected]> wrote:
[....]
Quoted 3 lines
Yes but I encountered weird difficulties (even on a i386 box)
to configure a brother model 3C905B as needed:
see this old thread <http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2003-November/021619.html>
kargellan:/home/xam# lspci 0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30) 0000:00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) [...]
As you can see this is a ix86 machine with three 3com NICs in it; It is running stable for almost 2 years now. Right now it is running 2.6.11-rc4. BTW, all three network cards share one interrupt (IRQ 11), which is also used by the USB port.
And there is also my ix86 laptop that is using a 'vortex' network card, also running fine for almost 3 years now with many different linux kernel.
I'd rather say either your network card is broken/of poor quality or there are some compatibility issues with your ix86 motherboard. Anyway, this is going way off-topic ...
In my experience 3Com often produced okay-nice cards, but sometimes they managed to release utter crap as well. IMHO there are better alternatives available (Intel/DEC), where I don't have to take any risks.
Greetings,
Max
_______________________________________________
parisc-linux mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux
A message that is not in the archive (sent off-list or not yet received): [email protected]
Hello Max,
Quoted 9 lines · Max Grabert
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:34:46 +0100, Joel Soete <[email protected]> wrote:
[....]
Quoted 2 lines
Yes but I encountered weird difficulties (even on a i386 box) to configure a brother model 3C905B as needed:
see this old thread <http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2003-November/021619.html>
Quoted 5 lines
kargellan:/home/xam# lspci 0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 30)
mine was far older as far I could judge it was only a (rev 24)?
Quoted 6 lines
0000:00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78)
[...]As you can see this is a ix86 machine with three 3com NICs in it; It is running stable for almost 2 years now.
Right but atm I was still running 2.4 (I only start 2.6 later in late May 2004).
Event thought there was already some patch available for 2.4, I was a bit lazy and prefer to replace nic by another :-( (my bad, I don't remember where did I save it to make new test, grrr)
Quoted 8 lines
Right now it is
running 2.6.11-rc4. BTW, all three network cards share one interrupt (IRQ 11), which is also used by the USB port.And there is also my ix86 laptop that is using a 'vortex' network card, also running fine for almost 3 years now with many different linux kernel.
I'd rather say either your network card is broken/of poor quality
mmm I would like to find back (just for the fun)
Quoted 1 line
or there are some compatibility issues with your ix86 motherboard.
or should just required a fw upgrade (if possible) or use more recent driver of 2.6?
Quoted 2 lines
Anyway, this is going way off-topic ...
Obviously, but the most anoying is that I lake of time right now (in prod we have to resurect a proj frozen during last three years and so required a lot of work to update: middle ware first, then os update and finlay hw and its corresponding os (hpux-11.11 in fact for new rp3xxx to replace oldtimer as D and K class :-) ).
Quoted 3 lines
In my experience 3Com often produced okay-nice cards, but sometimes they managed to release utter crap as well.
mmm I didn't suspect hw but may be fw or driver?
Quoted 2 lines
IMHO there are better alternatives available (Intel/DEC), where I don't have to take any risks.
Cool advise ;-)
Thanks,
Joel
_______________________________________________
parisc-linux mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux