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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