On Nov 7, 7:54, Arno Kletzander wrote:
> According to the Ethernet Hardware Manual (we finally got a copy from
> somebody who also still uses such stuff...YEAH!), the LINK LED will only
illuminate
> if there is an active connection via the 10baseT network interface, NOT
when
> using the AUI port. BTW, this is the same way my PC's network interface
uses
> it.
>
> Yesterday, I went and borrowed a cross-over TP cable from the teacher who
> does all the network stuff at our school. Connected it between my PC and
the
> printer, let 'em power up...and pinging and telnetting both worked!
Ah. It's quite likely there are some links on the card which have to be
set one way to use the 10baseT port, and the other way to use the
transceiver... Look for a set of 6 links.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
Received on Wed Nov 07 2001 - 02:25:28 GMT