No network access with FC1

Vernon Wankerl wankerl at attglobal.net
Fri Mar 12 01:19:16 UTC 2004


I was afraid that was going to be my solution.  Oh well.  Thanks for the 
  response.

Michael Colef wrote:

> Hi Vernon,
> There has been quite a bit of talk on this mail list about the 3Com 
> 3c905 cards. They do not seem to work well under FC1. I had the same 
> problem. Get yourself a chip card like Linksys ethernet card. Install 
> the card and when you first boot after the installation of the card, 
> disable the NIC in the BIOS of your computer. Kudzu should pick up your 
> new card and ask you to configure it. You will be amaized how fast you 
> will connect to the Internet.
> 
> Take care,
> Michael
> 
> Vernon Wankerl wrote:
> 
>> I am trying to install FC1 on a Dell GXa with upgraded processor.  It 
>> seems to install very well but I am not able to get any access to my 
>> LAN after install.  I have tried to install using DHCP and with static 
>> IP configs.  I am not able to ping anything outside the box.
>>
>> I have installed RH7.2 to this same machine and everything works very 
>> well.  Full access to LAN and internet.
>>
>> The NIC is 3COM 3c905 on the motherboard.
>>
>>
>>
> 
> 





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