I plan to mount 3Com 905 TX Ethernet Card by using “io-net -d el900
verbose -p tcpip”.
But it fails. The error information is " can’t find the device".
Does anyone know how to install the net card?
Thanks,
When a terminal is opened, I type "
io-net -d el900 verbose -p tcpip".
There is a message.
“unable to init dll devn-el900:No Such device.”
is it possible the device driver has not been installed.
tie hu
“Sean Boudreau” <seanb@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:ah48i7$l03$1@nntp.qnx.com…
That card should be supported and your command line looks
correct.Make sure there isn’t an io-net already running (pidin / slay).
-seanb
tie hu <> tie@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> > wrote:
I plan to mount 3Com 905 TX Ethernet Card by using “io-net -d el900
verbose -p tcpip”.
But it fails. The error information is " can’t find the device".
Does anyone know how to install the net card?
That card should be supported and your command line looks
correct.
Make sure there isn’t an io-net already running (pidin / slay).
-seanb
tie hu <tie@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> wrote:
I plan to mount 3Com 905 TX Ethernet Card by using “io-net -d el900
verbose -p tcpip”.
But it fails. The error information is " can’t find the device".
Does anyone know how to install the net card?
tie hu <tie@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> wrote:
I plan to mount 3Com 905 TX Ethernet Card by using “io-net -d el900
verbose -p tcpip”.
That’s a really crappy NIC, I’d strongly reccomend getting something
better, a Netgear perhaps.
Cheers,
Camz.
<camz@passageway.com> wrote in message news:ah4bru$ne9$1@inn.qnx.com…
tie hu <> tie@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> > wrote:
I plan to mount 3Com 905 TX Ethernet Card by using “io-net -d el900
verbose -p tcpip”.That’s a really crappy NIC, I’d strongly reccomend getting something
better, a Netgear perhaps.
Hmmm… I’m not overly fond of the 905 either, but I wouldn’t go with
Netgear over it. I have numerous QNX 4.2x machines that have been working
for months with no issues, and a few for more than a year. We ran one test
bed machine in 6.1 with a 905 for a little while with no issues. These days
we’re using an Intel Pro/100S Desktop Adapter ( the PILA8460C3 to be
precise) which is working quite well in QNX 6.x. Unfortunately, it does not
work in 4.2x, which is an argument for the 905.
None of this helps Tie with his problem, and I’m afraid I’m not much help
either. All I would really suggest is to do a fresh install (perhaps on a
brand new drive) and see what the install program does with it. That has
worked for me on at least one occaission when a network card stopped
functioning properly.
-James Ingraham
James Ingraham <jamesi@sagerobot.com> wrote:
Hmmm… I’m not overly fond of the 905 either, but I wouldn’t go with
Netgear over it.
The problem with most of the 3Com NICs is that they lack buffer space, so they
can have some pretty poor performance. QSS actually refused to make a QNX4
driver for them for almost a year due to the issues that the card would cause
for their technical support. They simple perform poorly/slow, and you pay a
premium price for that. The Netgears are either a Tulip or LiteOn (tulip
clone) and work in QNX4 and QNX6 without issue. They typically cost < $20 US
as well, which can’t be said for the 905s.
The cableco here was handing out the 3Com NICs for their installs of cable
modems, and at least one person I worked with complained about slow and
glitchy performance. He ditched the 3Com, replaced it with something else
and all the glitches and performance slow-downs went away.
worked for me on at least one occaission when a network card stopped
functioning properly.
Most NICs are incredibly sensitive to static and power glitches. I have had
many a NIC die for no apparent reason. That stopped occuring when I moved
all the machines on my network, as well as the routers and switches to UPS
power. It’s amazing how easy it is to fry those suckers.
Cheers,
Camz.
camz@passageway.com wrote:
James Ingraham <> jamesi@sagerobot.com> > wrote:
Hmmm… I’m not overly fond of the 905 either, but I wouldn’t go with
Netgear over it.The problem with most of the 3Com NICs is that they lack buffer space, so they
can have some pretty poor performance. QSS actually refused to make a QNX4
driver for them for almost a year due to the issues that the card would cause
for their technical support. They simple perform poorly/slow, and you pay a
I think you’re remembering the 509, not the 905 
It (905) is a
lot better.
-seanb
premium price for that. The Netgears are either a Tulip or LiteOn (tulip
clone) and work in QNX4 and QNX6 without issue. They typically cost < $20 US
as well, which can’t be said for the 905s.The cableco here was handing out the 3Com NICs for their installs of cable
modems, and at least one person I worked with complained about slow and
glitchy performance. He ditched the 3Com, replaced it with something else
and all the glitches and performance slow-downs went away.worked for me on at least one occaission when a network card stopped
functioning properly.Most NICs are incredibly sensitive to static and power glitches. I have had
many a NIC die for no apparent reason. That stopped occuring when I moved
all the machines on my network, as well as the routers and switches to UPS
power. It’s amazing how easy it is to fry those suckers.Cheers,
Camz.
Sean Boudreau <seanb@qnx.com> wrote:
I think you’re remembering the 509, not the 905 >
lot better.
The 509 was the worst, but I’ve seen crap performance from them all.
In talking with one of your NIC driver guys I learnt that there are at
least 4 variations of the 905, and only one of them performs very well
at all. Unfortunately, from a software perspective all are identical
so it’s impossible to know if you got one of the good ones or one of the
bad ones.
The docking station on a dell laptop that I had used the 905 chipset on
the mobo and it sucked. I could DOUBLE my performance by using a cardbus
Xircom card.
So, yeah… they are a lot better than the 509, but they are still a long
way away from being good.
The cost/performance ratio on them is pretty poor.
I have some PCI cards using the rtl chips, which outperform the 3Coms without
any effort at all, and they cost me a whopping $17 CDN (about $11.50 US).
The cost/performance ration for them far, far, far exceeds the 3Com.
Cheers,
Camz.