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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.hawaii.edu!ames!hookup!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!peernews.demon.co.uk!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: 386bsd: Network card doesn't work !? Date: 12 Feb 1995 03:03:00 -0000 Organization: None Lines: 35 Message-ID: <3hjtp4$p5o@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <3guou6$ddg@news.cis.nctu.edu.tw> <3hgdas$c2d@xanth.cs.odu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Jonathan Sturges (sturges@opium.cs.odu.edu) wrote: : I-Fei Tsai (gis83812@cis.nctu.edu.tw) wrote: : : Hi: : : I tried to install my NE2000 (compatible) network card, part of : : the configuration file is shown below: : : #Ethernet: Novell NE1000/NE2000 : : device ne0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 vector neintr : : # (command out ALL other network card entries) [stuff deleted] : Hmmmm.... this sounds more like just a tcpip config problem, not hardware. : It looks to me like your kernel identified the ne2000 fine. : I'd check a couple of things: make sure you have your nameservers listed : in /etc/resolv.conf; make sure your /etc/host.conf and /etc/hosts are setup : properly (you might want to use the hosts file by itself until you know : its not a routing problem or something else); check /etc/netstart : to make sure your card is being setup properly. and make sure you have : the needed route statements in /etc/netstart, too. All I have in mine is : "route add <YOUR_MACHINES_NAME> localhost" : "route add default <YOUR_ROUTER>" : Give this stuff a try. I'm no expert, but I just wanted to mention a few : good starting points. Your mileage may vary... :-) : -Jonathan Try using ed0 rather than ne0 - it works for me (NE2000 compat) -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....