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New to Linux and Unix ...

 Running RH Mandrake 6 with a multi-function 3COM 3CCFEM556B PCMCIA card.

After reviewing the NET-3, PCMCIA, and ETHERNET how-to - it appears that
this card is supported via the 2c574_cs module.

I am able to successfully make a ppp connection via kppp without incident -
however - the NIC side will not work.  If connected to my 10 mbit LAN at
home - I get a solid green light.  At work on my 100 mbit LAN - a blinking
green.  Either way - I can't even ping.  ifconfig, linuxconf and netcfg all
report activated.

Mandrake's help has been unhelpful.

 Is anyone else using this card?

 What am I doing wrong?

 Any and all help is appreciated.

 Thanks,

 Bob

I use Mandrake 6 on a notebook as well with a 3c574 NIC card.  My Mandrake
install was kernel version 2.2.9-19.  The update site has upgrades for
kernel, kernel-pcmcia-cs, initscripts and several other modules.  After
upgrading at least this group, my 3c574 NIC functions - prior to that it
would not operate at all.

Also I found that I could not operate both my NIC card and a separate PCMCIA
modem at the same time until I change an entry in pcmcia.opts - it had IRQ 4
excluded - removing this allowed both PCMCIA cards to operate
simultaneously.

Bill Colvin

Quote:> Running RH Mandrake 6 with a multi-function 3COM 3CCFEM556B PCMCIA card.
>After reviewing the NET-3, PCMCIA, and ETHERNET how-to - it appears that
>this card is supported via the 2c574_cs module.
> Is anyone else using this card?
> What am I doing wrong?
> Bob

Found this message by a search in Deja, Did you ever get an answer?

I have the same Linux and netcard.  I have gotten it to work (albiet
flakely) with the tulip driver and 3c59X driver. Did you find a driver
that works better?

One other thing I noticed is that the init scripts loads the eth0 device
first THEN PCMCIA, by reversing them I can get the card to respond.  I
get a lot of errors though and trouble connecting.

Email is appreciated.

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Quote:> New to Linux and Unix ...

>  Running RH Mandrake 6 with a multi-function 3COM 3CCFEM556B PCMCIA
card.

> After reviewing the NET-3, PCMCIA, and ETHERNET how-to - it appears
that
> this card is supported via the 2c574_cs module.

> I am able to successfully make a ppp connection via kppp without
incident -
> however - the NIC side will not work.  If connected to my 10 mbit LAN
at
> home - I get a solid green light.  At work on my 100 mbit LAN - a
blinking
> green.  Either way - I can't even ping.  ifconfig, linuxconf and
netcfg all
> report activated.

> Mandrake's help has been unhelpful.

>  Is anyone else using this card?

>  What am I doing wrong?

>  Any and all help is appreciated.

>  Thanks,

>  Bob

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