In message 200603271001.51241.mathieu.deschamps@com2gether.net you wrote:
I've just found that an invalid EMAC address -I guess- I've given to test, was the reason for all NET_COMMANDS (ping, tftpboot and the like) to gently fail without any errors whereas NET_DEBUG and ET_DEBUG were definied.
You are charged with the felony of not reading the FAQ.
if somebody already answered theses, I haven't found anything relevant in archives :
Grrrrghhh... and what is this: http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/EthernetDoesNotWork ???
How to determin if a EMAC is valid/legal ? Why u-boot doesn't implement
READ THE FAQ!!!
such a validiy test -at least when debugging is defined- in order to defeat that strange developper reflex, looking for _the_ inexisting bug ?
Quote:
"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things." - Doug Gwyn
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk