Subject: Re: info on nic problem
To: nm <nmanisca@vt.edu>
From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/08/1998 00:07:05
I suggest a send-pr on this with things that include the
release you're running. I keep getting yelled at for not getting
this kind of info, so it would probably help if this is done.
On Sat, 8 Aug 1998, nm wrote:
> Okay, its a pci 21140A based card that doesn't work.
> it's sitting in an axppci33 with a 21040 based card that
> DOES work.
>
> if I if ifconfig de0 (the 21140A card) then subsequent ifconfigs
> of the de1 (the working 21040 card) have no effect and the system
> becomes unreliable...
>
> However if de0 is not touched and de1 is ifconfig'd all appears fine...
>
> When de0 is set up and you ping from host to host you can see lights
> flash on the hub and on the back of the card yet packets are not recieved...
>
> Some pertinant info is at the end... if there is something I left
> out please email me.
>
> Thanks
> Nick
>
>
>
> Output from netstat -i...
>
> Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs
> Coll
> de0 1500 <Link> 00:00:e8:3b:27:c9 0 0 1 1
> 0
> de0 1500 192.168.1 192.168.1.1 0 0 1 1
> 0
> de1* 1500 <Link> 00:00:c0:99:c0:0d 0 0 0 0
> 0
> lo0 33200 <Link> 25 0 25 0
> 0
> lo0 33200 your-net localhost 25 0 25 0
> 0
> ppp0* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> ppp1* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> ppp2* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> ppp3* 1500 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> sl0* 296 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> sl1* 296 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> sl2* 296 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
> sl3* 296 <Link> 0 0 0 0
> 0
>
>
>
> Output from ifconfig de0...
>
> de0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,NOTRAILERS,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> media: 100baseTX status: active
> inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 255.255.255.0
>
>
>
> Some output from dmesg...
>
> de0 at pci0 dev 8 function 0
> de0: interrupting at isa irq 5
> de0: ACCTON EN1207 21140A [10-100Mb/s] pass 2.2
> de0: address 00:00:e8:3b:27:c9
> de0: enabling 100baseTX port
> de0: enabling 10baseT port
>