[SGVLUG] Cable ethernet problems

[John E. Kreznar]

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> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 12:22 AM, David Lawyer <dave at lafn.org> wrote:

>> I'm having trouble getting ethernet to work using an ISA card from
>> 1994 that supports both coax cable (2 types) and twisted-pair.  It's a
>> 3com 3c509.  According to the driver doc. it is only half duplex.  I'm
>> connecting it to a laptop running Windows XP.

Another thing you could do in addition to Miguel's suggestions is to
temporarily substitute a Linux box for the XP.  This would give better
visibility.  A simple way to do this may be to boot that machine from
some "live disk" Linux such as tomsrtbt or a Knoppix CD.

The 3c509 is well-supported and is one of my favorite ISA NICs.

I assume that you've eliminated IRQ conflicts.

>> Does it take a straight-thru cable or a crossover cable? ... the
>> green light on both cards only comes on when I use a crossover
>> cable.

That's powerful indication that you need the crossover cable.

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 John E. Kreznar jek at ininx.com 9F1148454619A5F08550 705961A47CC541AFEF13

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