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In article <818098872snz@kd6rgj.demon.co.uk>
   PAUL BULMER <PAUL@kd6rgj.demon.co.uk> writes:
> Please help me i have just got a ne2000 compatable card brand new
> i can't seem to talk to another computer how can i test the card
> actually works ?  Is there away of loop back like we have on
> serial ports and parallel ports.  I have the box standard driver
> software supplied with the card.

I assume you are using coax - in which case the answer to your
question about loopback is no.  

AFAIK most cards come with some diagnostics that will check out the
bus interface.  At least this can eliminate hardware conflicts.
My personal recipe for happiness (having installed dozens of
Ethernet cards over the years) is disable LPT2 and use IRQ5,
otherwise use IRQ11, and use i/o 300 or maybe 340.  But you probably
know all this!

You do not say what networking software you are using (Windows for
Workgroups?).  Even if you do not have any diagnostic software, you
can get some clues how screwed you setup is by watching how far
along the line everything comes to a grinding halt.

Just a final, stupid question: the first time I ever installed an
Ethernet card, nothing I did seemed to make it work ...  until I
installed the tees and the 50 ohm terminators.  You did, didn't
you??

And if you think an NE2000 is bad, just try installing an all-new,
up-and-coming, standard-to-end-all-standards, shape-of-the-future,
every-home-should-have-one PCMCIA Ethernet card.  Eeeeeeeuggghhhh.
In case you were wondering, I didn't like it.

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Mike Seabrook                                         mike@jkms.demon.co.uk
Jordan Kent, Gloucestershire, UK