[lug] Network problem

[Hugh Brown]

One of the problems I had with the card was that it had the capability for
a BNC or RJ-45 connection.  I had to set the card (using a dos utility from
3Com) to use the RJ-45 connector.  The auto detect setting didn't work well
with Linux.

Hugh

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> On a school network which is currently using NT and VAX systems for the =
> network (old Appletalk network) using Ethernet. =20
> I reformatted a GW200 from Win98 to 5.1 Red Hat then upgraded to 6.0.  =
> When using 5.1 I was able to connect to the school system using a static =
> internal (10.xxx) addressing scheme - and trying the school's "test" =
> DHCP from a Linux machine.  However, when they shifted the DHCP to the =
> VAX, I lost the connectivity.
> I have the possibility of two static addresses - one the network people =
> set 10.xxx, the other is the old DNS address I had on the GW200 - a =
> 204.xxx addressing.  In both cases I have a gateway address and  a =
> domain address.  My card is a 3Com509 Combo card and worked fine under =
> Win98 and RH5.1, but not now under 6.0. =20
> Can anyone help? And, no the IS people won't as I'm trying to do this =
> via Linux.
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