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Old 01-09-2004
Carl
 
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Default Re: 3Com Etherlink III (3C509B) won't work



Geoff wrote:
> "Carl" <moc.erawtfosdigir@treblig_tnomal> wrote in message
> news:3FFD9714.7080901@treblig_tnomal...
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>>is their nothing significant in 'dmesg'

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> I didn't see anything relating to ethernet -- Is there anything in specific
> you might expect (what should I look for ?)
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>>have you check in 'locate 3c509' text file for any tips?

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> Not yet ... I'll take a look an see (I didn't know these existed..)
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>>it is beginning to sound like a driver problem.

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> Yes that is my thoughts the more I look at this - I'm just new to this so
> not sure where to look to see what to fix... thanks to all for helping me
> muddle through this, hopefully I'll get it working soon.
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what module is being loaded for the card?

do an lsmod or check in /etc/modules.conf

what is the version of kernel in network install vs that in the normal
os, and can you do an lsmod during network install to see which module
is loaded for the card and which version?

cl



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