Re: 3Com Etherlink III (3C509B) won't work

From: Geoff (geoff_r_at_canada.com)
Date: 01/09/04 

Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:40:04 -0500

"Geoff" <geoff_r@canada.com> wrote in message
news:bxkLb.74$k97.5063@news20.bellglobal.com...
>
> "Carl" <moc.erawtfosdigir@treblig_tnomal> wrote in message
> news:3FFD9714.7080901@treblig_tnomal...
> > is their nothing significant in 'dmesg'
>
> I didn't see anything relating to ethernet -- Is there anything in
specific
> you might expect (what should I look for ?)
>
>
> > have you check in 'locate 3c509' text file for any tips?
>
> Not yet ... I'll take a look an see (I didn't know these existed..)
>

AHH I may have found the problem...,
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No received packets
If a 3c509, 3c562 or 3c589 can successfully transmit packets, but never
receives packets (as reported by /proc/net/dev or 'ifconfig') you likely
have an interrupt line problem. Check /proc/interrupts to verify that the
card is actually generating interrupts. If the interrupt count is not
increasing you likely have a physical conflict with two devices trying to
use the same ISA IRQ line. The common conflict is with a sound card on IRQ10
or IRQ5. The easiest solution is to move the 3c509 to a different interrupt
line.
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How do I change the interrupt line ? - can I just change the value in the
modules.conf file ?

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