[plug] Problem with NE2000 card using thin coax.

[Rob Hall]

But if the 2 Windoze machines can ping each other (as David said earlier)
then it is not a problem with the cards on the Windoze boxes.  Either a
problem with the Linux ne2k card or with the linux setup.

Regards,


Rob Hall


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> Of Michael Hunt
> Sent: 03 March 1999 11:57
> To: plug at linux.org.au
> Subject: RE: [plug] Problem with NE2000 card using thin coax.
>
>
> Old Ne2000 cards (especially if they are ISA) do have to be
> configured with
> some form of DOS utility. The compex cards, SMC (not strictly a
> NE2000 card)
> etc had DOS utils for telling what media type you were using i.e.
> coax, UTP,
> thick ethernet etc. Do the following
>
> POP the case to find out exact brand version model etc of card.
> Go to winfiles for drivers sites.
> Try tracking down the utility.
>
> For the compex cards that I have had this has usually allowed me
> to fix the
> problem.
>
> Alternatively grab $40 or $50 and go out and buy a new card like
> one of the
> Ready link cards that are auto sensing.
>
> This assumes that the card is the problem and not some config
> error on your
> machine.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-plug at linux.org.au [mailto:owner-plug at linux.org.au]On Behalf
> > Of Denis Brown
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 9:57 AM
> > To: plug at linux.org.au
> > Subject: Re: [plug] Problem with NE2000 card using thin coax.
> >
> >
> > Hi, David.
> >
> > The cards have utp as well as thin enet, right?  Well I've seen
> some early
> > cards which required a DOS programme called "ezsetup" which
> configured the
> > cards to use either the bnc or the utp port.  Very early cards
> used a set
> > of 6, 2-way jumpers to swap the active connector.  Could this be the
> > problem (need to run ezsetup?)  Others may know if an equiv. prog. for
> > ezsetup is available for Linux.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Denis
> >
> >
> >
>