Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Cardbus (PCMPC200) problems...

David Ford david+nospam@killerlabs.com
Mon Dec 13 22:35:46 1999


no, actually pcmcia code detects this as an ne2k compat card and uses that
driver.

-d

On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, Paul PH Wilson wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 16:27:06 -0600
> From: Paul PH Wilson <gonuke@bigfoot.com>
> To: David Ford <david+validemail@killerlabs.com>
> Cc: linux-tulip@beowulf.gsfc.nasa.gov
> Subject: Re: Linksys EtherFast 10/100 Cardbus (PCMPC200) problems...
> 
> Thanks for the info David.
> 
> My recurring problem, however, is determining what varieties of PC Cards are
> out there and whether the experience of those card owners relates to my own.
> For example, I know there are CardBus and non-CardBus versions, and that some
> people have reported success with one and not the other.
> 
> You are talking about the LinkSys EtherFast 10/100+modem combo.  I assume that
> since you are on this list, it uses the tulip driver, although I know that
> many of the LinkSys cards do not.  Is it a cardbus device or a 'normal' pcmcia
> device?  Similarly, did you ever have the problem that I roughly described (I
> know some others have) and if so, do you know what you did to fix it?
> 
> Bye for now,
> Paul
> 
> David Ford wrote:
> 
> > i'm using the linksys etherfast 10/100+modem combo in 2.3.x builtin pcmcia
> > and it works nicely except on some things like 3com superstack switches
> > (100FD), it flops back and forth on link beat detection.
> >
> > -d

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