Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 17 Sep 99 16:44:16 +0200 | From | Erik Mouw <> | Subject | Re: unsupported (?) network card based on W89C906 chipset from Winbon d ? |
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On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:53:45 +0100, Edinfor António Santos wrote: > I have 2 old network cards named ExpertLan INET-906 with the > W89C906F chip labeled on them. I though they were NE2000 compatible. > > When I install them using the appropriate modules (ne.c and 89??.c - sorry I > am not @ home dont remember the second name properly) from the kernel tree > linux-2.2.10 the detection cames ok, they are ne2000 compatible (from the > driver point of view) and the printk say the apropriate MAC address. > > These NIC's are old ... They are ISA and the setup is done by a DOS program > where I say which IO-PORT and IRQ they will use. Also the settings for the > cable (BNC or other) is done with that program. > > Now when I trow out a packet the kernel says It might be a cable problem. > > Now I have a fresh made BNC (Thin Ethernet) cable and the cards apear to be > right from health. Could this be that these particular old cards are not > supported ?
Stupid question, but did you connect the cards in the right way? I mean: with the T connector and the 50 ohm terminator on each end?
Erik
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