Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1997 08:17:38 +0100 (MET) From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> To: koshy@india.hp.com (A JOSEPH KOSHY) Cc: smraj@hotmail.com, questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problem in connecting a machine in network Message-ID: <199701200717.IAA15652@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> In-Reply-To: <199701200649.AA171312959@fakir.india.hp.com> from A JOSEPH KOSHY at "Jan 20, 97 11:49:18 am"
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> >>>> ""malarraj malarraj"" <smraj@hotmail.com> writes > > > "ed0 at 0x300-0x31f irq 5 on isa > > ed0:address 00:80:29:67:43:ec type NE2000 (16 bit) > > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface > > ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface > > Check your /etc/sysconfig to see which interface is trying to be ifconfig'ed? > It should be "ed0" judging from your message above. > > > If we execute > > "ifconfig ed0 202.229.220.229 netmask 255.255.255.0" > > (because we didn't include it in /etc/rc file) > > we get > > > > "Jan 20 11:16:12 apt /kernal: ed0: device time out" > > > If we ping to any other machine we are getting same "device timeout" > > error thrice and after that "Host is Down" message is coming. > > Looks like the kernel isn't getting the IRQ. > > > There is no I/O conflicts or IRQ conflicts.We have checked it > > while booting (boot -c "visual" option shows there is no conflicts) > > (a) Check if the card IRQ matches with what the kernel thinks the IRQ is? > If I remember right, the probe just looks for the card at the configured > IRQ address by reading and writing device memory. Send or recieving a ^^^ i/o (port) address (I'm sure you meant that). > packet uses the interrupt which isn't checked at probe time. > > If necessary, run your DOS tools to see the IRQ the card is actually > configured for. What is printed at startup time is the kernels idea of > the IRQ, not the cards actual configuration. > > Note that this is different from there being any `conflict' of IRQ's > assigned. > > (b) I've seen problems with older NE2K cards on the newer P5 motherboards. > Does your card work in the same machine from under DOS? Sometimes > fiddling with the motherboard settings (io wait states) etc may help. > > Koshy > <koshy@india.hp.com> My Personal Opinions Only > --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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