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Re: No communication between computers

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From: Justin Colson
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 00:00
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I had a similar problem with two Tashika PCI RTL8029 cards. Is there a setup
or netsetup program that comes with the cards? If there is then run the On
board diagnostics, it should be next to the network test, if it fails on any
test send it back. Both my cards were duds!

Manuel Silva <manuel.silva@mail.pt> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have two PC computers:
>
> one: 486Dx4 100Mhz, 16Mb Ram and a Ovislink 8029R AMI Bios 1994/7/25
> other: Pentium II 350 Mhz, 64 Mb Ram and a Ethernet Card (PCI) with the
same
> Realtek chip.
> Cable: BNC 4 m.
> with the terminators and T connectors
>
> I start the two system with a diskette and then run the rset8029 programs.
> The test to the two NIC, gives no problems.
>
> I set the PII as the Responder and the 486 the Initiator, to test the
> network (or vice-versa).
>
> Problem: The 486 freezes in the initiator or responder mode.
>
> Under Win98 no conflict is reported. But the newtork is no present.
>
> Are there any jumpers in this board(Ovislink) that I must modify?
>
> Tanks for any help, Manuel Silva.
>
>
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From: "Justin Colson" <Justin@kcolson.globalnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: No communication between computers
Date: 1999/05/15
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