[NTLK] Ethernet Dongle Dead?

[Andrew Beals]

Our little green friend has a very long history.  A number of 10/100 and
all gigabit ethernet devices are "autosensing" in that they figure out what
the polarity of your connection is (thus ending the craziness of "uplink"
vs "ports") and let you communicate from there.


tl;dr: If it works, don't worry!




On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Dana Gray <dalexgray at mac.com> wrote:

> Dear NewtonTalk Users,
>         I'd like to give an update on my situation.  I chopped up my
> dongle since I couldn't get continuity.  If you do this connect the blue
> and blue stripe wires of the dongle to the orange and orange stripe wires
> of a cat5 ethernet cable and connect the orange and orange stripe wires of
> the dongle to the green and green stripe wires of the ethernet cable.
>         Was was still having trouble until I read some of the archives and
> found that the Newton only likes to be connected directly to the router.
>  Previously I had it connected via an ethernet switch.  Now I'm able to
> establish a connection to NCX via TCP/IP dock and either DHCP or manual
> configuration.  I can also bring up webpages in Courier but can not email
> because of the lack of SSL.  I perked up a bit when I found a project on
> Google Code called NewtSSL.  http://code.google.com/p/newtssl/  Does
> anyone know if it's active?
> Best Regards,
> Alex
>
> On Mar 26, 2013, at 08:43 , Bob Carls Dudney <kosmicdollop at saber.net>
> wrote:
>
> > On my 3Com card the dongle light only stays on if it’s connected. It
> > lights briefly when called, but then goes dark until connection
> > established.
> >
> > If it’s staying lit, I wonder if your Internet Setup is correct. Is it
> set
> > to manual or DHCP, for instance.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > BCD
> >
> >> Dear NewtonTalk Users,
> >>      Many thanks to Arcee, I'm now up and running and installing
> packages on
> >> my Newton via serial.  Very cool!  I have run into a funny problem with
> >> my Ethernet card. (3com 3C589D)  I think my card's dongle might be bad.
> >> Allow me to explain.
> >>      I followed Frank's instructions on pda-soft.de to install the
> necessary
> >> packages from NIE plus the specific drivers for the card.
> >>      I used the internet setup assistant to make an ethernet profile,
> again by
> >> Frank's instructions.
> >>      I installed the package to connect to NCX via ethernet.
> >>      I tried connecting to NCX... failed after not finding a desktop
> >>      I tried sending mail using MailV... failed connecting to DHCP
> server
> >>      I restarted my router a few times, power reset the Newton, and also
> >> manually configured the ethernet profile... now it fails to resolve the
> >> hostname.
> >>      When the Newton tries to use the card the light on the dongle
> comes on
> >> but the lights on the ethernet switch that the Newton is plugged into
> >> stay dark.  I'm positive the ethernet cable is good; I just used it with
> >> another machine.  I tried testing for continuity on the dongle with my
> >> multimeter but got nothing.  Also my router shows no history of the
> >> Newton connecting.
> >>      Has anyone had a similar problem?  Is there a good way to test
> this?
> >> Best Regards,
> >> Alex
> >>
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