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Re:Help required on network configuration

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From: Gary Stern
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 00:00
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In message <kamei-1305962042480001@rsbspc270.anu.edu.au> -
kamei@rsbs-central.anu.edu.au (Makoto Kamei) writes:
:>
:>Hi all,
:>
:>I've just installed linux on my work machine, and having trouble on
:>connecting to the network. At the boot up time, one of the line says :
:>
:>SIOCADDRT : Network is unreachable
:>
:>It runs smoothly except this little hitch. I have no trouble otherwise. It
:>seems that it's recognizing the network card also. I configured the
:>network software using "netconfig" script.
:>
:>Well the machine does connect to the uni network under DOS/Windoze and
:>works happily, so I think there is no problem on hardware part (well I
:>hope). I've re-installed linux couple of times and recompiled kernel but
:>still no good.
:>
:>My network card is a SMC EtherEZ PnP (with PnP disabled), and my kernel is
:>1.2.13.
:>
:>Any help/suggestions etc appreciated. Thanks in advance.
:>
:>Crying in desperation,
:>
:>Makoto

I had a similar problems under FreeBSD and ended un modifying the
default parameters of the kernel, under Linux PnP never had it but
suggest you note the memory range, irq and i/o port when you boot
Dos/windoze and and plug those into lilo.

Gary Stern

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From: gstern@ozemail.com.au (Gary Stern)
Subject: Re:Help required on network configuration
Date: 1996/05/13
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