3com 3c509

[strychninesoul]

i am using this nic in my linux box it comes up as eth0 and is working the lite is on on my nic and my hub i have a net work with 4 windows computers on it 1 server with Xp pro 3 millenium clients, with a class c net work 192.168.0.X
I use linconf to configure the my domain + name strychninesoul.mshome.net
ip192.168.0.x
netmask 255.255.255.0
device Eth0
kernel module 3c509
and hit accept.
look in ifconfig its there and up
ping it and get my response but it just keeps running and wont stop till i shutdown the xterm. go to my server try to ping it and it times out there is a simple mistake here but i cant find it and its making my wife very angry .......LMAO. she says i am spending way to much time with my linux box maybe i should sleep with it ! while i am intriqued by this os i dont think it will make a good bed partner
:(

[afterthefall]

Ping will run until you hit ctrl-c and then display the results.

What exactly are you asking in your question?

:D Brian

[Piix4]

Thou needst to turn off plug n play in the card's firware and to make sure it's irq and io range are not in use already.

Donald Becker hath made ye olde Linux utils for just such necromancy.

http://www.scyld.com/diag/

http://www.scyld.com/diag/3c5x9setup.html

Adieu

[The Whizzard]

use ping -c10 host_or_ip_address when using ping to limit the number of pings. The example will ping 10 times and quit.

As for the 3c509, make sure you turn off P-n-P and set the IO and IRQ so they don't conflict with other devices with the setup utility that comes with the card. If you don't have the utility, go to the 3com web site and get it. It needs to be run prom a pure DOS environment(from either a DOS boot disk or Windows boot/rescue disk. You shouldn't have too much problem with the 3c509, as it's one of the most widely supported 10 Base-T NICs in linux.