[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [FW1] Linux and ethernet card problem?
Lasse, I've been running Linux with 3COM cards for a while. >From what I've read and from my experience I would recommend looking into other alternatives. Especially as you are using them in a firewall. For your info, Nokia box is using Znyx multiport cards based on the DEC Tulip chip (of course compact PCI) They had a good prestige and I would say that it is worth to have a look at they web site (www.znyx.com). The Intel based cards are also a better alternatives than 3COM. With kernels in the 2.2 series errors like Tx error, status register ... are quite frequent. Cristian Lasse Andersson wrote: > > Hi, > > I have installed FW-1 version 4.1 SP1 for Linux on a "standard PC" with 3 NIC's. Kernel > version supported is installed (2.2.x). I'm using 3COM 3C900B-COMBO cards. > > I boot the machine and FW-1 start. Then I stop FW-1 and then after a minute or two > i can not even ping a host on the local network. > > A mailing-list pointed me to a newer loadable module driver for the NIC's which I installed. > > Problem then was that the machine halted completely av a few minutes (with FW-1 in operation) > > Then I asked the local reseller if there were a list of supported cards. > Their list : > 1. Intel 82558 based PCI Ethernet 10/100 > 2. Intel PRO/100+ 10/100 > 3. Olicom TokenRing > 4. 3Com Fast EtherLink XL ( 3C905-TX ) 10/100 > > I checked a lot of resellers and they all said that these cards are not sold any more > (to old). > > Ten days later and a lot telephone calls to the local reseller they still haven't been able > to provide me with newer list. > > Would be great if someone could bring some light to this! > > Regards > > Lasse A. > Netcraft Scandinavia > > ================================================================================ > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at > http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html > ================================================================================ ================================================================================ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, please see the instructions at http://www.checkpoint.com/services/mailing.html ================================================================================
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