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

[Hunki]

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

[Steven E. Protter]

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

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

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

[Hunki]

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

[Hunki]

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

[Vitaly Karasik_1]

can you please send us output of

1) ifconfig -a
2) lsmod

commands?

[Hunki]

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.

[Alan_152]

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...