Vortex NIC problem

[Ciro Cavani]

Hi,

I have a 3Com 3c905C-TX [Tornado] that I  believe it is compatible with
GNU Mach and OSKit-Mach vortex driver, but it never works in Hurd (I
already use it on NetBSD, FreeBSD and Linux... the NIC had a similar
problem with linux < 2.2.17).

On GNU Mach, the device seem it is running because there is an eth0,
then I set translator pfinet, but I can't ping the gateway server.

It is like this (as it happens this was on bochs, but is the same):

hurd:~# ping 161.24.72.1
PING 161.24.72.1 (161.24.72.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 161.24.73.87: Destination Host Unreachable
Vr HL TOS  Len   ID Flg  off TTL Pro  cks      Src      Dst Data
 4  5  c0 8400 0200   0 0000  ff  01 d7e5 161.24.73.87  161.24.73.87
64 bytes from 161.24.73.87: Destination Host Unreachable
Vr HL TOS  Len   ID Flg  off TTL Pro  cks      Src      Dst Data
 4  5  c0 8400 0300   0 0000  ff  01 d6e5 161.24.73.87  161.24.73.87
^C--- 161.24.72.1 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
hurd:~#

On OSKit-Mach, that I compile from CVS, when boot it show a common
message of device drive but no eth0 device probed. The translator die
before any ping.

I change my NIC by a friend's one (RealTek RTL8139C) and try GNU Mach
only... All works fine!!!

I like to try anything before think in buy other NIC. Somebody knows
what is happens?

-- 
Ciro Cavani <cavani@h8.ita.br>
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica