drivers for an old network card

[Georgina]

Hi

Sorry, just realised; when it probed the card you said that it was going 
to use acceptable settings I don't think that you need the config util.

You just need to compile the right driver into your kernel, or load it as 
a module.  Its a bit of a long way round, but I'd suggest that you modulise 
a number of the 3Com cards as modules and observe which one is used for your 
card.  Then recompile the kernel with your driver into the kernel.


Gena



>Hi
>
>Don't know if this is the same thing:
>
>apt-cache search Etherlink 3 setup
>nictools-nopci - Diagnostic tools for many non-PCI ethernet cards
>
>apt-cache search nictools-nopci
>mii-diag - A little tool to manipulate network cards
>nictools-nopci - Diagnostic tools for many non-PCI ethernet cards
>
>Gena
>
>
>
>>Configuration of the 3c509 can be done under Linux.
>>Go to http://www.scyld.com go to network drivers and
>>then setup and diagnostics programs. there is a config utility for the
>>Etherlink 3 on that page.
>>
>>Regards, Kerry.
>>On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 04:38:32PM -0500, Terry Cudney wrote:
>>> Hi Alex,
>>> 
>>> 	You'll need to know the exact model of the card. I have an Etherlink II
>I that is a 3C509b (not sure if the Etherlink III includes other models or not
)
>.
>>> 
>>> 	Go to the 3Com website and find the setup program for your card. You ha
>ve to run this utility programin DOS (just boot froma floppy, then insert the 
d
>iskette with the utility program on it and run it from the floppy). This progr
a
>m lets you set IRQ and IOBase address. Set them and save them to the card. The
n
> reboot Linux and set up the driver which you can compile into your kernel, or
 
>load as a module. Specify the IRQ and IOBase as per the instructions for modul
e
>s (or on the lilo prompt if you compile the driver into the kernel).
>>> 
>>> HTH,
>>> 	--terry
>>> 
>>> You wrote:
>>> 
>>> -=> Hi.
>>> -=> I got an isa 3com eathernet card, Think it's an eatherlink3.  Ware can 
I
> get linux drivers for it?  The card was made around 1992 so I think there mig
h
>t be something someware.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Name:	Terry D. Cudney
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