Re: 3Com 3c905c invalid checksum?

[Stephen Clouse <stephenc@theiqgroup.com>]

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On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 10:37:45PM +0000, Alex Buell wrote:
> The network card in the docking station I plug my Inspirion 8100 in, is a
> 3Com 3c905C Tornado but apparently at boot time when it is identified, it
> prints "***INVALID CHECKSUM 00e0**. I can't ping other boxes on the
> network, nor can I ping other boxes from the laptop. I've double checked
> and triple checked, and the configuration is indeed correct.
> 
> What does the error message INVALID CHECKSUM means?

The driver predates the 905c, which means you're probably running an older 
kernel.  Get the latest 2.4 kernel, or optionally, just the latest 3c90x driver:

http://www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html

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Stephen Clouse <stephenc@theiqgroup.com>
Senior Programmer, IQ Coordinator Project Lead
The IQ Group, Inc. <http://www.theiqgroup.com/>

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