> I've finally upgraded my Asus f7400 laptop from slink r5 to potato > from the r0 CDs (2.2.17 kernel). All is sweetness and light except > I'm no longer able to access the ethernet through my 3Com/Megahertz > 3CCFEM556 card.
That is the exact same hardware and software configuration that I have. Let me guess: you bought an "Attache" from Linux Laptops before they folded, right? At any rate, mine works, so yours should too. Your second message is very enlightening: Running single user and starting pcmcia by hand results in this message: > eth0: found link beat > eth0: link partner did not autonegotiate This is normal, I see this every time too. > ping: sendto: Operation not permitted > ping: wrote [target addr] 64 chars, ret=-1 > Packet log: output DENY eth0 PROTO=1 [my addr] [target addr] L=84 S=0x00 I=18 > F=0x0000 T=64 (#2) You've got an ipchains problem. Your output firewall is blocking the ping packets. If you run "ipchains -L output" as root, you will most likely see some firewall rules. If you run "ipchains -F output", your ping problem will most likely go away (but be careful; the rules may be there for a reason). --Greg
