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netw3rm
08-12-2002, 01:10 AM
Hello all,
Well I'm having some problems with my PCMCIA ethernet card, I did a search on google and it seems this is a tricky card to get working. Im running RedHat 7.3 and at first it was detecting it as the wrong card, it thought it was the 3C509 or something. So I changed it from 3c509 in /etc/modules.conf to 3c574. Still no luck. If anyone could suggest something or give some tips it would be very appreciated.
-Thanks
mdwatts
08-12-2002, 01:53 AM
It uses the 3c574_cs.o module.
Try
modprobe 3c574_cs
and if no errors, then
ifconfig
and see if eth0 is there.
netw3rm
08-12-2002, 02:40 AM
[netw3rm@localhost netw3rm]$ /sbin/modprobe 3c574_cs
[netw3rm@localhost netw3rm]$ /sbin/ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisons:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:700 (700.0 b) TX bytes:700.0 b)
What next? All seems good.
mdwatts
08-12-2002, 03:38 AM
You only have localhost 'lo' showing in ifconfig.
ifconfig eth0 up
netw3rm
08-12-2002, 10:24 AM
[netw3rm@localhost netw3rm]$ /sbin/ifconfig eth0
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr:00:50:04:58:F3:E4
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:4
collisions:0 queuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:56 (56.0 b)
Interrupt:3 Base address:0x300
mdwatts
08-12-2002, 12:30 PM
Next head over to Redhat's site and see if they have any documentation on setting up pcmcia networking.
I neither use Redhat or pcmcia.
My distro has /etc/pcmcia/network.opts where it looks like you can set all the options.
Also /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0.
Try using Redhat's network configuration tool, 'neat' in a console.
netw3rm
08-12-2002, 05:24 PM
Well I got it connected but it takes a while, first i do
/sbin/ifconfig
then /sbin/dhcpcd
then i have to go to the Red Hat Network configuration panel and "Activate" ppp0. Is there anyway to have this done on start up?
mdwatts
08-13-2002, 11:33 AM
Nothing in any of the Redhat specific configuration tools to select what services etc. are started on boot?