[WBEL-users] Connecting to my network card

[bishop]

Hi Dana,

Can you show me some output snippets, particularly where 'it does not 
find the card'?  It may be interesting to post more info - any info - 
that may help, such as your modules.conf and the modprobe invocation 
you're using to get the card going.

Have you used that card in that box before?  IRQ problems are the most 
common cause of excitement with that card, and I'm sure we'd all like to 
be certain that it's not an IRQ conflict here, so we can start reaching 
for the higher-hanging fruit.

With some more info (and our fresh perspective and winning smiles) we 
may luck out and notice something you've overlooked.

  - bish
p.s.  Gimme a gmail invite.

Dana Chandler wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a problem which seems strange to me.  I have not had this
> problem in the past for any version of linux I have had in the past. 
> I have a 3Comm network card whidh uses the 3c509 driver.  The system
> recognizes which driver it needs, but whenever I try to connect to it,
> it does not find the card.  When I try to install the module it tells
> me that the module cannot be found.
> 
> The driver does not seem to be compiled?? I have the 3c509.c file but
> what I need is a makefile so I can compile the source.  Does anyone
> know where I can find either the .o file or a makefile?
> 
> I have a Dell Dimension P3 600. and the card is a 3Com EtherLink III
> series card..
> 
> Thanks,