Can't install Network card in Mediator?

[carvedeye]

Hi all I have just purchased a Realtek 8139 Network card and I have installed everything from mmcd, and installed FastEthernet.device into Devs but no matter how much I try I can't seem to get the thing to work

[carvedeye]

You have to install video card first.

I have already installed the video card which is a radeon 9250 128mb?

[carvedeye]

Does the video card need  to be a voodoo in order for the network card to work ?

[carvedeye]

No but you may need to configure the Radeonmem file so that there's memory available for PCI-PCI DMA.

Also use the pciinfo comand in C: to check that the card is showing up.

The Radeon card is 128mb and I'm only using 31mb.

[carvedeye]

Would you mind telling us a bit more information?

The Radeon needs to be working and the MedConfig run to set up the ENV settings; PCIinfo will tell you that the cards are recognized.  What TCP/IP stack are you using and how did you test?  Pinging the router is the first test for basic function, is that how you tested?

The Radeon card is working fine, and I have ran the medconfig as well

[carvedeye]

Well I have ran PCIinfo and the network card is not recognised

[carvedeye]

Well I have ran PCIinfo and the network card is not recognised

Any ideas ?

[carvedeye]

As someone said above, there are quite a few revisions of that card and not all work in the mediator. i have had problems with some revisions myself.

How do I know what revision my card is then?

[carvedeye]

Look on the realtek chip on the card. more than likely the number will end in a,b,c,d. It may also be noted on the pcb somewhere.

It ends in D, according to the elbox website a/b/c/d cards are compatible? I'm guessing it also depends on the vendor?

 http://www.elbox.com/mediator_driver_guide.html

[carvedeye]

What  kind of error do you get then?

How does the output from pciinfo looks like?

Some users have reported that they had to put the voodoo/nic in a particular order but i have never experienced that, i have my GFX in the lowest slot and then the nic.

The Error I get is "OpenDevice: Unknown error" .

The only card that shows up in pciinfo is the Radeon ?

[carvedeye]

Well I have given up and have decided to buy the network card from amigakit as it also comes with easynet as well

[carvedeye]

Yeah I'm using fastethernet.device

[carvedeye]

Ok so my Ethernet card arrived from amigakit and I have it installed, it is recognised by PCIInfo and I have installed Easynet (it came with the card) but I am unable to connect to the internet, I am using the FastEthernet.device driver etc.. but I am still not able to get online. I have attached some photo's with my current settings.

[carvedeye]

any one?

[carvedeye]

Ok so I have completely given up on easynet and decided to install Genesis instead and is working fine now, I was hoping for it to be quicker than what it is but atleast it's up and running.