[Techtalk] eth0 appears to be configured correctly but can't ping acrossnetwork

[James]

I've had absolutely random problems with NETGEAR NICs too.  One install
they refuse to work... I format... and then they work.

I hate computers.

- James

-----Original Message-----
From: techtalk-admin at linuxchix.org [mailto:techtalk-admin at linuxchix.org]
On Behalf Of Julie
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 12:56 PM
To: Rachel Andrew
Cc: techtalk at linuxchix.org
Subject: Re: [Techtalk] eth0 appears to be configured correctly but
can't ping acrossnetwork

Rachel Andrew wrote:
> 
> I have a new box here that I am installing Debian on. I'm going to put
> Woody on it but have a Potato disc that I am using to set up a bare
bones
> system and once I get onto the network I will dist-upgrade to Woody.
> 
> However, I am using a Netgear FA310TX PCI card of the same type that
is
> installed in my existing Woody box with no problems. The driver for
this is
> Tulip. I set this up during the install and it found the card and
installed
> Tulip. The light is on, on the card and the hub and ifconfig returns
what I
> would expect of a configured eth0.

I've seen a lot of problems with that card, particularly if you
have another NIC in the same box, even if it isn't a Netgear NIC.

My solution has been to avoid Netgear NICs like the plague.
-- 
Julianne Frances Haugh             Life is either a daring adventure
jockgrrl at austin.rr.com                 or nothing at all.
					    -- Helen Keller
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