Need help with XPS-P90 Hangs......

[jo...@calon.com]

In <3hj7sp$q...@post.gsfc.nasa.gov>, tom.g...@gsfc.nasa.gov (tom gitlin) writes:
>First noticed problems when running 3Com card setup - systems almost
>always hang when running card diagnostics - substituted an Intel
>EtherExpress card and had similar results. Tried different IRQs, memory
>buffer locations, no joy. Card/network works OK w.r.t. all other
>aspects of operation (This problem occurs with _both_ systems)

When using a network card with a shared RAM address, be sure you tell
the XPS P90 to NOT cache the RAM buffer space. There's a setting, I think
it's called "Shared ISA Address" or something like that. I had a devil of a
time with my network cards 'till I figured that out.

Joe Barnhart | Roos Instruments | jo...@calon.com

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Thanks for the tips.