> my wireless card still isn't doing it so I'm trying to use my Xircom card now (creditcard ce3-100) > it's being recognized correctly but the network isn't configured/reached at all although all the parameters in /etc/pcmcia/network.opts are right. > ifconfig says the same... there is a loop device but the eth0 device has no inet-addr mask etc... > Anybody knows whats wrong here? I get more and more the feeling something fundamentally might be missing. > I have the 2.4.16 kernel with the right module and the cardmgr recompiled for this kernel running here on my debian-potato...
Try "/etc/pcmcia/network start eth0" If that works, put it in a pre-up statement in /etc/network/interfaces
