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From: jgliu@netrd.net.tw (Simon Liu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with 3COM509
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 09:00:08 GMT
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tdgast@clark.net (Ty D. Gast) wrote:

>I'm trying to get a Pentium running BSD 2.0.1 on an ethernet.  I have a 
>3COM509 card, and I'm using 10base-T cable.  It seems that the Pentium 
>can call out ok, cause another machine snooping the net caught all of the 
>broadcasts being sent by the PC, however, the PC could not receive 
>anything.  Consequently, no DNS worked, nothing worked!  But it does send 
>out.  Is there a problem with 3C509 cards in this type of enviroment?

>Pentium 75Mhz / 16 bit SB / Mitsumi CDROM / PS/2 mouse / S3 video

I had the same problem on 486.
I check the irq of 3C509 is 15.
When I changed it to 2 or 3 or 7, it worked.
So, Try it ! 


Simon Liu
E-mail:jgliu@iii.org.tw