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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