3Com 3c2000 NIC support

[yavorsky gaetan]

Hi,
I have an Asus P4P800 this the same NIC ( 3C940 ).
Prior to kernel 2.4.22-1.2188, I had to download the 3C2000 driver and 
install it.
Now ( with this kernel ) the NIC if fully recognized, and the used 
driver is sk98lin.
Hope this help.
Gaetan.

gforte a écrit :

> The first thing I'd try is 'lspci' to verify that the system even 
> knows that
> the hardware is there.  You should see SOMETHING corresponding to that 
> iface
> (although it may be cryptic, like "unknown device").  If you don't see it
> then chances are it's disabled in your BIOS.  If you're not sure, 
> paste your
> lspci output into your reply.
>
> -g
>
> Dave wrote:
>
>> (Sorry if this is a duplicate post, the original seemed to have gone 
>> missing on me)
>>  
>> On my Asus K8V motherboard is a 3-Com 3c2000 NIC.  I have downloaded 
>> and compiled the Driver (as far as I can tell, new to this distro) 
>> but I am having problems getting it to load with the kernel and 
>> trying to configure it. The log file messages had some text relating 
>> to the startup of the driver but I cannot access the internet etc.
>>  
>> I followed the instructions to extract the tar, "make load" then 
>> "ifconfig eth0 up", but when I go to the network configuration 
>> utilities in FC1 I can't find the card or driver.  Nor can I figure 
>> out how to load it on boot.  The instructions talk about using 
>> "/etc/modules.conf file" or insmod .  Also as I cannot select the NIC 
>> I cannot tell if it is set to use DHCP.
>>  
>>  From the readme file
>> ------------SNIP---------------
>> If your system is not configured for DHCP, you can assign an IP address
>> with the command:
>>  
>>  ifconfig eth0 a.b.c.d
>>  
>> Where a.b.c.d is the IP address that you wish to use.  Again, eth0 may
>> be different depending on your system configuration.  
>> Configuring the Driver
>> ------------------------
>>  
>>     The 3C2000 driver supports various options, which can be supplied
>>     as command line arguments to the 'insmod' command or in the
>>     /etc/modules.conf file. You may specify more than one option.
>>     Unless otherwise stated, all settings take the form of:
>>           <Option-Name>=value [,value...]
>>  
>>     If you use the modules.conf file to load the driver at boot time,
>>     include the word "options" when configuring the driver.
>>  
>>     For example:  options 3c2000 DupCap_A=Full
>>  
>>     If you use command line 'insmod', do not include the word "option"
>>     when configuring the driver.
>>  
>>     For example:
>>   insmod 3c2000.o DupCap_A=Full
>>   
>>                                                                               
>>     The following options are supported:
>>  
>>   OPTION: Speed_A
>>     Selects the speed of Port A of the NIC.  
>>  "Auto" - Automatic Resolution
>>  "10"   - 10MBPS
>>  "100"  - 100MBPS
>>  "1000" - 1GIG
>>  
>>   OPTION: DupCap_A
>>     Selects the duplex capabilities of Port A of the NIC.
>>  
>>  "Full"  - Full Duplex
>>  "Half"  - Half Duplex
>>  "Both" - Both Half Duplex & Full Duplex
>> -------------------------SNIP--------------------------------
>>  
>> I use an old computer with Smoothwall on it which provides the DHCP.
>>  
>> Anyone have some suggestions as to how to I can ge the network 
>> running on FC1, or if their is support for this card in FC3?  I saw 
>> reference in another list to users using a different driver but the 
>> proper one would be nice.
>>  
>> Thanks
>>   Dave
>>
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