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Weird ethernet card problem

Weird ethernet card problem

Post by adrie » Sun, 01 Apr 2001 09:43:04



Hi you all.

I have a strange problem with my ethernet PCMCIA card.

Here's the whole story:

I use a Linksys PCM100 10/100 EtherFast PCMCIA ethernet card, wich I
bought because it was sold with a Linux distribution. I don't care about
the free Linux distribution.... I just  made me think the card was linux
supported.

This card is used as an interface between my Compaq 1210 pentium laptop
and my (new) cable modem.

When I just put the card into the PCMCIA slot, it didn't work. So I
changed a few settings in LinuxConf.

-->Client Tasks
---> Adaptor 1 enabled
---> dchp, eth0.

And now it does work. Or kind of..... it's really slow. as about a 56k
modem....

I swapped the card for a Xircom one and it suddenly turned my internet
connection into a lightspeed transfert path. So I guess the problem is
the Linksys card in itself. Or a bad network setup????

Anyone got an idea?

cause my ISP email is out of order.....

Thanks a lot

Dominic.

 
 
 
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Weird ethernet card problem

Post by David Hind » Sun, 01 Apr 2001 15:28:29



Quote:> I swapped the card for a Xircom one and it suddenly turned my internet
> connection into a lightspeed transfert path. So I guess the problem is
> the Linksys card in itself. Or a bad network setup????

How about looking at your system log to see if there are any error
messages when you use the Linksys card?

-- Dave

 
 
 
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Weird ethernet card problem

Post by Noah Robert » Mon, 02 Apr 2001 02:42:40



> Hi you all.

> I have a strange problem with my ethernet PCMCIA card.

> Here's the whole story:

> I use a Linksys PCM100 10/100 EtherFast PCMCIA ethernet card, wich I
> bought because it was sold with a Linux distribution. I don't care about
> the free Linux distribution.... I just  made me think the card was linux
> supported.

> This card is used as an interface between my Compaq 1210 pentium laptop
> and my (new) cable modem.

> When I just put the card into the PCMCIA slot, it didn't work. So I
> changed a few settings in LinuxConf.

How updated is you pcmcia modules?  Some of the linksys cards require VERY
up to date software.
 
 
 
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Weird ethernet card problem

Post by fresne » Mon, 02 Apr 2001 03:13:19




> > Hi you all.

> > I have a strange problem with my ethernet PCMCIA card.

> > Here's the whole story:

> > I use a Linksys PCM100 10/100 EtherFast PCMCIA ethernet card, wich I
> > bought because it was sold with a Linux distribution. I don't care about
> > the free Linux distribution.... I just  made me think the card was linux
> > supported.

> > This card is used as an interface between my Compaq 1210 pentium laptop
> > and my (new) cable modem.

> > When I just put the card into the PCMCIA slot, it didn't work. So I
> > changed a few settings in LinuxConf.

> How updated is you pcmcia modules?  Some of the linksys cards require VERY
> up to date software.

All the pcmcia stuff is from RH7. I tried to switch to the more up to date
pcmcia-cs available, but that just made my ethernet card not working at
all.... not even recognize as a pcmcia card. Go figure! Well maybe it as the
right thing to do, with a little configuration check. But I read a lot of
FAQS and howtos these days about networking and such but i'm getting a little
confused... that's why i'm now asking for help!

dom

 
 
 
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Weird ethernet card problem

Post by fresne » Mon, 02 Apr 2001 03:24:14




> > Hi you all.

> > I have a strange problem with my ethernet PCMCIA card.

> > Here's the whole story:

> > I use a Linksys PCM100 10/100 EtherFast PCMCIA ethernet card, wich I
> > bought because it was sold with a Linux distribution. I don't care about
> > the free Linux distribution.... I just  made me think the card was linux
> > supported.

> > This card is used as an interface between my Compaq 1210 pentium laptop
> > and my (new) cable modem.

> > When I just put the card into the PCMCIA slot, it didn't work. So I
> > changed a few settings in LinuxConf.

> How updated is you pcmcia modules?  Some of the linksys cards require VERY
> up to date software.

I guess i will need a little to learn a little more about linux..... such as
how the hell I recompile the kernel???
 
 
 
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Weird ethernet card problem

Post by Bruce Schult » Tue, 03 Apr 2001 03:16:59





> > > Hi you all.

> > > I have a strange problem with my ethernet PCMCIA card.

> > > Here's the whole story:

> > > I use a Linksys PCM100 10/100 EtherFast PCMCIA ethernet card, wich I
> > > bought because it was sold with a Linux distribution. I don't care about
> > > the free Linux distribution.... I just  made me think the card was linux
> > > supported.

> > > This card is used as an interface between my Compaq 1210 pentium laptop
> > > and my (new) cable modem.

> > > When I just put the card into the PCMCIA slot, it didn't work. So I
> > > changed a few settings in LinuxConf.

> > How updated is you pcmcia modules?  Some of the linksys cards require VERY
> > up to date software.

> I guess i will need a little to learn a little more about linux..... such as
> how the hell I recompile the kernel???

No, there's something else wrong with your setup.  I'm running a
out-of-the-box RH 7.0 (upgraded to kernel 2.2.17, but it worked with
the stock kernel as well) distribution on a Dell Latitude CPtV and
have had no problems at all getting a Linksys PCM100 card to work as a
modem and ethernet card.

Check your bios settings and see if you may have a device that's
interfering with the pcmcia or any of your serial ports.

--
Bruce Schultz

 
 
 
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