Subject: Re: Weird Error Message on AXPpci33; Probs with ethernet.
To: Jeremy 'Moose' Shabat <moose@digex.net>
From: Ari Rubenstein <arubenst@aroostifer.bc.ca>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/03/1997 04:17:51
On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Jeremy 'Moose' Shabat wrote:

> On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Ari Rubenstein wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Jeremy 'Moose' Shabat wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Ari Rubenstein wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Matt Thomas wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > >ifconfig ep0 inet (ipaddress) media 10baseT
> > > > > 
> > > > > ifconfig ep0 media utp
> > > > 
> > > > This gives back:  
> > > > 
> > > > ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured
> > > 
> > > from the srm console:
> > > 
> > > 	set ep0_mode UTP
> > 
> > The console says that an environment variable has been created, but the
> > error messages after I ifconfig is still:
> > 
> > ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA: Device not configured
> 
> Try show ewa0_mode and see if it's set.  If it is, make sure it's set to
> UTP.  It might work and is definately worth a shot.  BTW - what ethernet
> card are you using?

Hmmm... still nothing.  The card is a 3com 3c905tx 100/10baseT PCI card.

BTW, thanks for all the help :-)


- Ari

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