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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Problem with 3c503 card
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From: leising@skyblu.ccit.arizona.edu
Date: 1 Nov 93 20:55:35 MST
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Keywords: ethernet, 3c503, 386bsd
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I have just installed tiny386bsd onto my Dell 486 hard disk and
would like to use ftp to retrieve the full-blown system, but
I can't seem to get the ethernet card to cooperate. My attempts
to run ftp always result in timeouts.
	I have a 3com 3c503 card with a thick ethernet connection.
When I boot the system, it seems to recognize the card and gives:
 ec0 address (whatever the address is) at 0x250 irq 9 on isa
The install notes say that this device is supported for irq 2,
but my etherlink manual says that the interrupt is only configurable
thru software. Is this the cause of my problem?  If so, what do I
do to fix it? 
	Another thought: could it be that the system is trying to 
use the BNC connector instead of the external transceiver? How can
I check this? ..fix this??
	I know the hardware is ok, because when I boot off of my 
DOS partition everything is peachy-keen. Any and all comments and
suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

-Doug