No network access with FC1

Michael Gargiullo mgargiullo at warpdrive.net
Fri Mar 12 04:10:37 UTC 2004


Which 3com905 card?  I have several 3com905c tx  cards that work
flawlessly. They come as the onboard NIC card on TYAN mpx motherboards.

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 20:19, Vernon Wankerl wrote:
> I was afraid that was going to be my solution.  Oh well.  Thanks for the 
>   response.
> 
> Michael Colef wrote:
> 
> > Hi Vernon,
> > There has been quite a bit of talk on this mail list about the 3Com 
> > 3c905 cards. They do not seem to work well under FC1. I had the same 
> > problem. Get yourself a chip card like Linksys ethernet card. Install 
> > the card and when you first boot after the installation of the card, 
> > disable the NIC in the BIOS of your computer. Kudzu should pick up your 
> > new card and ask you to configure it. You will be amaized how fast you 
> > will connect to the Internet.
> > 
> > Take care,
> > Michael
> > 
> > Vernon Wankerl wrote:
> > 
> >> I am trying to install FC1 on a Dell GXa with upgraded processor.  It 
> >> seems to install very well but I am not able to get any access to my 
> >> LAN after install.  I have tried to install using DHCP and with static 
> >> IP configs.  I am not able to ping anything outside the box.
> >>
> >> I have installed RH7.2 to this same machine and everything works very 
> >> well.  Full access to LAN and internet.
> >>
> >> The NIC is 3COM 3c905 on the motherboard.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > 
> 





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