Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: 3c501 vs. transceivers
Message-ID: <1989Apr15.211504.25886@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 89 21:15:04 GMT

Apologies if this has come up before, but until quite recently I didn't
have reason to care...  For involved reasons, we've got a 3Com 3c501 PC
Ethernet interface on our hands.  It checks out fine using the built-in
transceiver for hookup to thin Ethernet.  When we try to hook it up to
an external transceiver, however, no go:  the diagnostic program complains
of being unable to transmit due to collisions.  This happens with two
different transceiver types.  With an LED-equipped transceiver, as soon
as the PC is powered up the "receive" and "collision" lights go on solid.
Anybody seen this before?  Suggestions?
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