I have a 3Com 3CCFEM556 10/100BaseT/56K ethernet/modem pcmcia card in my Chembook (Asus) F7400 notebook running a fortified Debian Slink distribution with kernel 2.2.13p15.
Briefly, the problem I see is that I'm unable to use the ethernet interface until and unless I establish a PPP session on the modem. Once the PPP session is set up, everything works normally and the PPP session can be terminated without effecting operation of the ethernet interface. Before starting the PPP session, cardinfo reports the card ready, finds interfaces eth0 and ttyS2, and otherwise appears normal. The routing table is also correct and ifconfig report eth0 to be up and properly configured. Any help, comments, or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Lance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lance Heller | International I.S./O.S.S. | MCI WorldCom email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6929 North Lakewood Avenue phone: (918)590-4921 | Tulsa, OK 74117 fax : (918)590-1103 | MailDrop: 3.1-310 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
