3com cards on AIX (PS/2)

[Paul Jarvis]

We are trying to connect two 3com ethernet cards into a PS/2 model 80.
Initially, to make things simple, we are trying only one card, but so
far without success. The board and network seem O.K. because if we
boot DOS all works fine, but with AIX no such luck.

The opsys and tcp/ip are at level 01.02.0014.0000

Apparently an upgrade is required (to level 01.02.0300.000) but this
is currently not with us. (Another customer in the U.K. has this update
and it makes no difference to them). IBM technical support has talked us
throught the `minor' changes required so we should now be at the 300
level by a back door route.

On rebooting the following message is issued:-

  ifconfig: ioctl (SIOCGIFFLAGS): no such interface

netstat -i gives:-

  Name   Mtu    Network  Address  Ipkts ....
  3c0*   1492   none     none     0     ....

Numerous attempts have been made including rebuilding and installing
kernals like ther's no tomorrow but to no avail. What would be nice
is a piece of paper (electronic of course) containing installation
instructions, IBM cannot supply one. The situation is getting desparate
so I sugested I take a 3com card to the IBM (U.K.) technical support
centre at Basingstoke and try an installation there, but thats no good
as IBM don't have any ethernet! Are 3com cards supported?

Any help would be most appreciated.

Paul Jarvis   Computer Centre, Imperial College, London
pj at cc.ic.ac.uk