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RE: [TCLUG:1216] eth0 problems (cont.)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Reid Palmer [SMTP:jaymz@acm.cs.umn.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 10:31 AM
> To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com
> Subject: Re: [TCLUG:1216] eth0 problems (cont.)
>
> On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, David S. Cargo wrote:
>
> > When I got home, I discovered that neither Windows 95 nor Linux was
> > recognizing my ethernet adapter. It had originally been set up under
> > DOS. Fortunately, I do have a dual-boot system, and tonight I will
> > try to reinitialize the card (a 3com 3C509B-Combo ISA) in DOS.
>
> Obviously, you already have a solution, but here's a note: For that
> particular card, you can boot from a DOS floppy and them run the config
> programs on the card's driver diskette.
[Schlough, Mark]
Yeah, check out www.3com.com
They have an self extracting executable DOS file. It has the config
stuff on it ready to go. I used this program about a month ago. It runs
like a champ. Note: the 3c509 and the 3c509b are slightly different, be
sure to choose the right one.
Cheers.
Mark