Hi. Newbie here. I'm having a problem getting my Intel EtherExpress 100/Pro 16-bit PCMCIA NIC to work under SuSE 6.3. System details: kernel: 2.2.13 cardctl: 3.1.3 box: IBM ThinkPad 600 2645 41U Relevant log messages: kernel: eth0: auto negotiation failed, using 10mbs Abstract: Card is recognized and apparently set up properly (two happy beeps). In ifconfig I can see the card's correct MAC address and IP address I've assigned. However, I have no link light on the dongle, though I do get one on the hub. I can use ifport to change back and forth from 10M to 100M with apparent success. Meaning when attached to my cheapie 10M Linksys hub I get a link light on the hub at 10M and when I use ifport to change to 100M I get wild blinking and collisions that stop when I switch back to 10M. When plugged into my Catalyst 3000, I get a link light on the Cat when the card is set to 10M, no link light when I change the card to 100M and the link light returns when I change the setting on the card back to 10M. The Catalyst 3000 is a 10M switch. At no time does the link light (or any light) on the dongle light up. When I try to ping another box, no joy, not even any activity on the wire. I am able to ping my own IP address, as well as the loopback address. I do see that there's a known issue with some cards using the xirc2ps_cs driver not auto-negotiating properly. I also realize I'm not using the most up-to-date cardctl. I have downloaded the latest version and I'm willing to take the rest of the day to figure out how to compile and install, but if I'm just going to be beating my head against the wall I have other things more worthy of my time. Any suggestions? Thanks, Fuzz |
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