3C900-combo

[Paul Tod Rieger]

On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Donald Becker wrote:

> > Mar 25 16:30:03 www kernel: 3c59x.c:v0.99E 5/12/98 Donald Becker
> > http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html
> > Mar 25 16:30:03 www kernel: eth1: 3Com 3c900 Boomerang 10Mbps/Combo at
> > 0xff00, 00:60:97:b1:72:3c, IRQ 10 Mar 25 16:30:03 www kernel: 8K
> > word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/NWay Autonegotiation
> > interface.
>
> Hmmm, that's curious.
> The "NWay Autonegotiation" transceiver type should only be set for
> Cyclone cards.  The "autoselect" setting should override this, but...
>
> > I've tried the 10Base2 (with my LAN) and 10BaseT (cable modem)
> > connections.
>
> Have you tried specifying the media type with a module option?

The Debian install program reported that options weren't available.   
Where do I find the module options?


> > > Check /proc/net/dev to see if you are sending packets.
> > The file size is 0.
>
> It's a pseudo-file generated on-the-fly.
> It doesn't have a length until you read it.
> (And one hand clapping doesn't make a sound unless you listen for it. We
> philosophically *deep* here folks.)

Spooky -- just what I'd expect from networking. :-)


> Try 'cat /proc/net/dev'.

Inter-|   Receive                  |  Transmit
 face |packets errs drop fifo frame|packets errs drop fifo colls carrier
    lo:     65    0    0    0    0       65    0    0    0     0    0
  eth0: 804659    0    0    0    0     3838    0    0    0     0    0
  eth1:     37    0    0    0    0        2    0    0    0     0    0

I tried ping'ing eth1 from an attached machine, which reported "16  
packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss".

I again looked at /proc/net/dev and found the 37 had increased to 53 --  
but the 2 was still 2.

And /proc/interrupts then showed 55 interrupts for eth1.  (The 53 plus  
2, I take it.)


> I suggest overriding the media setting.

Is this a module option?

Thanks again!

Tod