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Setting up networking with Linux and win98
I have two computers both with Win98 networked together and networked properly. Recently I installed Linux-Mandrake 7.0 on one of them, but can't get it to work with the network card. During linux boot, I get something like Initialisation Delayed [Failed]. I used the installation programme to setup the NIC.
The NIC is a 3com 3c509b running in Legacy ISA mode (I have tries PNP mode, with reinstalling Linux, but that didn't work either).
All I know about Linux/Unix is what I have worked out in the last month. I need some simple help!!!
The NIC is a 3com 3c509b running in Legacy ISA mode (I have tries PNP mode, with reinstalling Linux, but that didn't work either).
All I know about Linux/Unix is what I have worked out in the last month. I need some simple help!!!
Using 3c5x9cfg to set the 509b in non-pnp mode is heading in the right direction. What IRQ & IO port did you assign to it? Since the IRQ and IO port can't conflict with anything else, look at /proc/ioports and /proc/interrupts and see if the values you chose would conflict. I've you are using a system with PCI support, you may also need to set the bios to reserve that IRQ to legacy ISA mode.
i'd watch device info by 'dmesg' while trying 'modprobe 3c509', 'modprobe 3c509 irq=10'
Once it works, you can put eth0 alias in to /etc/conf.modules
One thing to watch out though,
I noticed that dmesg not always report to the REAL irq the card is listening to.
I have a dual-boot setup, 95 sees it at irq=3. Dmesg says it at 10 but card not working. I tried irq=3 then it works since, although dmesg still claims that the card is at irq=10.
From /proc/interrupts, you can also see if a given IRQ has really hear any thing. In my case, irq=10 shows up as eth0, but nothing heard there.
Once it works, you can put eth0 alias in to /etc/conf.modules
One thing to watch out though,
I noticed that dmesg not always report to the REAL irq the card is listening to.
I have a dual-boot setup, 95 sees it at irq=3. Dmesg says it at 10 but card not working. I tried irq=3 then it works since, although dmesg still claims that the card is at irq=10.
From /proc/interrupts, you can also see if a given IRQ has really hear any thing. In my case, irq=10 shows up as eth0, but nothing heard there.
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Brilliant!!!
Thanks very much. I can now PING between my Linux and Windows machines!!
Thanks very much. I can now PING between my Linux and Windows machines!!