Thanks --- problem solved 

Forum: 3Com PCMCIA Ethernet Adapter Issues
Re: Problems with 3CCFE575BT and an Acer Travelmate 332T (Henning Niss)
Re: Something to try... (David Hinds)
Date: 1999, Dec 16
From: Henning Niss hniss

Thanks for your help. That seems to solve the problem. (BTW, I do not experience the performance problem Mr. Bittermann reported, i.e., the use of mii-diag is not required for me.) --Henning

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