These are *not* new NICs, I've had them for a few years now. I am nearly certain that they are 310s. As I said, both will run on SuSE 6.3 using the standard tulip.c driver. I just need to know what to do to get them to work with Debian 2.2Rev4 Potato.
They are already working fine with the 2.2.13 version of Linux (and were working as far back as 2.0.38, again using the standard tulip driver.) Switching them out is not an option. There's nothing wrong with the cards. But I'm dead in the water until I get them working in Debian. Tom Allison wrote: > Interestingly enough I just talked to someone this morning who was using > these netgear 310's and had trouble with a new NIC, it turns out that it > was a 311. The difference being that the card when from several > physical IC packages to one larger one. That and it didn't work with > the debian distro he was using (2.2r2). > > He switched it out with an older 310 and was able to continue. > > Maybe this is relevant, maybe not. > But if it is... > If you can get the raw tulip driver for this newer card, the compile the > source and load it in during the installation. > As some point you will be prompted if you have any special drivers to > load from a custom floppy. It is here you bring out the new tulip > driver and have at it. > From there, I suspect you will want to upgrade to a really new kernel > that carries the new tulip.o file and carry on from there. > > At least that is what I would try... > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm fairly new to Debian, but not new to Linux. In particular, I know about > > configuring almost everything, but not much about the Debian way of doing > > things. > > > > I have a pair of Netgear FX-310TX NICs. (I'm uncertain of the precise model > > number; neither card has a model stenciled on the card.) The cards came in > > one > > of those networking kits; the price was right so I bought it. The card is a > > PCI > > card running the PNIC chip (marked LC82C169), which is a Tulip compatible. > > >
