> I am having trouble with the network going out on my > IBM 560Z (300 MHz PII). I am running Debian kernel 2.0.36-3, > my eternet card is a 3Com 3C574-TX. I use the computer > mainly in a docking port which provides 2 extra PCMCIA slots. > The problem occurs whether the network card is physically in > the laptop or in the docking station. > The symptom was originally that I would boot up in the morning > and everything would work fine for about 2 hours. Then the > network would go away. This is not a thermal problem, as it > never happens under NT on this dual-boot machine. Unplugging > and reinserting the card seemed to have mixed results. Often, > it seems like the card manager is out to lunch, as I get no > beeps upon unplugging and replugging. Sometimes after a few > minutes the network comes back, but it is very flaky > thereafter.
I got a 3com ethernet+modem (FEM556B). The ethernet card works on module 3c574_cs. My config is kernel-2.2.12+pcmcia-cs-3.1.2. No problem encountered ever since initial setup. Try pcmcia-cs-3.1.2 (or above). That should solve the problem. Good luck! Regards, Kenneth ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com?sr=mc.mk.mcm.tag001
