[KLUG Hardware] IBM INtellistation.... On Board Enet question

[Bruce Smith]

>... 
>    Now for my question...

About time!  (just kidding :)

>    When I "service netwrok restart" then Ethernet port on my IBM
> Intellistation "Turns Off" and will not turn back on until I physically turn
> off the computer and turn it back on. A really annoying problem. I have my
> cable modem connected to the on board enet connection and the expansion Enet
> card for my home network.
> 
>    Is there anything I can set to tell the computer *NOT* to turn off the Enet
> on the board?
> 
>    What do I mean by turn off?
> 
>    When I stop the network services (service network stop (or restart)) the
> pc link light on the cable modem goes out. It does not come back on unless I
> reboot the computer AFTER a power off.

I've never had that problem (or anything that resembles that problem)
and I have/had a lot of IBM Intellistations, including a dual P2-450.

I could guess that you should check your BIOS throughly.  It could be
you have some APM setting turned on that's causing something to go to
sleep.  And while you're at it, you might as well disable the stuff to
allow booting over the network.

I also vaguely remember some special Linux program that's available for
the eepro100 chipset, that controls certain sleep modes (and other
stuff).  I don't remember the program's name, or where to get it, but
some searching of the newsgroups and/or google should turn it up.  Try
the BIOS first!  Only bother looking for this program as a last resort,
because I've NEVER had to use that program.  I ran across it a lot time
ago while looking for something else, as I recall . . .

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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