[tulip-bug] DC21143 ip autoconfig not working

[Donald Becker]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Daniel C. Nurmi wrote:

> I've recently run into a problem with configuring a machine's
> IP information on the kernel command line.  With the same kernel, the
> card functions properly after the machine boots and uses a standard
> 'ifconfig' line to set up the device.  If I give all of the machine's ip
> information on the kernel command line via an 'nfsaddrs' option, the
> system boots and reports correct 'IP Config' information, but is never
> actually pingable.  The same kernel/configuration works if I put a
> different ethernet board in the machine.  Has anyone run into a similar
> problem or essentially tried to do a netboot with a DC21143 based board?

What driver version are you using, and what is the detection information?

Carefully read the detection message to verify the media type isn't being
overridden.

You'll need 091g or later to work with many 21143 implementations using a
SYM transceiver.  Since this card works from the command line, this isn't
obviously the problem.


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