topic Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9? in Operating System - Linux

Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Hunki — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:01:37 GMT

Does any one know how to configure a 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9. I have a toshiba laptop which does not have network port but has PC card to which I attached the dongle to connect the network cable to the laptop.But I cant get the network card to get detected on linux.Pls help.

Thanks

vg1125

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 03:06:30 GMT

Shalom Hunki,

If the card is not autodetectec by Linux you have few choices. You can download source code and attempt to compile a driver.

You could try a newer Linux and see if the hardware has been added. 3com support was improved when Fedora Core came to being.

SEP

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:25:04 GMT

I suggest you to try two things:

1) run "kudzu" for hardware autodetection
2) add

alias eth0 3c509

into /etc/modules.conf and reboot your linux box.

Rgds,
Vitaly

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Hunki — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:39:19 GMT

Vitaly,

It did not work out.
Cud u suggest a stronger solution.

Sholam Steve,

I am starting to download Fedora 4,lets hope it does not end up in the same lane.Your fix was like changing the engine rather than fixing it.

Thanks,
Hunki

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Hunki — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:22:40 GMT

Trojan,

How to fix it then.I installed fedora 4 and that plumbed up the interface but still no IP.it says check for cable even though the cable is attached.The log talks abt no IRQ present.

hunki

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 03:54:50 GMT

can you please send us output of

1) ifconfig -a
2) lsmod

commands?

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Hunki — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:26:12 GMT

Its DHCP enabled.There are two machines, one on windows and other on linux.
Windows has the dynamic IP but Linux doesnt get it, even though eth0 is plumbed up.

Re: Configure 3Com 10BaseT PC card on RH linux 9?

Alan_152 — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:23:40 GMT

What model of NIC is it that you are trying to use? I doubt that it is a 3c509, because that uses an EISA interface; nor do I think it is a 3c905, because that is a PCI interface.

Can you grab a knoppix or ubuntu liveCD and see if the card is detected in those environments? They both have pretty good pcmcia nic support...