Network card 3Com 3C509 isnīt connecting

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Symptom:

The network card is detected correctly, but it does not send any (valid) packages.

The output of a ping looks as follows:

mars:~ # ping -v 192.228.118.73
PING 192.228.118.73 (192.228.118.73): 56 data bytes
ping: packet too short (56 bytes) from 192.228.118.77

Solution:

The Plug&Play and the Autoselect functions must be switched off (if available).
Keywords: 3COM, 509, PING, PACKET TOO SHORT

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