Re: The Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100O+Modem 56 REM56-100 card...
On Wed, Mar 14, 2001 at 01:59:13PM +0000, Ricardo Diz wrote:
>
> So, basically, what you are saying is that I must use the CEM56 entry on pcmcia
> config file, right? The support for the RealPort REM56G-100 is included in
> the CEM56 entry in the config file.
>
Not really. I'm saying it gets detected and loaded automatically. You
shouldn't have to edit the pcmcia config files to explicitly to tell it what
kind of card you have.
> Even if I do that my ethernet doesn't handle autonegotiation:
> (from the logs):
> eth0: autonegotiation failed; using 10mbs
> eth0: MII selected
> eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 5
> eth0: Xircom: port 0x300, irq 5, hwaddr 00:10:A4:E3:6E:E6
> ttyS02 at 0x03e8 (irq = 5) is a 16550A
> cardmgr[165]: executing: './network start eth0'
> eth0: switching to 10BaseT port
> eth0: autonegotiation dailed; using 10mbs
> eth0: MII selected
> eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 5
> eth0: autonegotiation dailed; using 10mbs
> eth0: MII selected
> eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 5
> cardmgr[165]: executing: './serial start ttyS2'
>
That's possibly a more serious issue. But, if you don't mind me asking a
stupid question, are you really sure you're on a 100Mbit network? Are you
connecting to a 100 Mbit hub? If it is a 100 Mbit hub, are you sure your
cables are of a sufficiently high quality to support a 100Mbit connection?
If the cables are inferior, then you won't be able to get more to 10Mbit/s.
I've tried connecting my laptop to an erstwhile 100Mbit network, but
depending on which cable I used I got alternatively a 10Mb connection (green
light) and 100 Mbit (red light).
By the way, when it says "autonegotiation failed", it doesn't mean your card
isn't working, it means it was unable to establish a 100 Mbit connection.
I'm currently on 100Mbit, and I get:
Mar 15 14:11:51 localhost cardmgr[165]: initializing socket 0
Mar 15 14:11:57 localhost cardmgr[165]: socket 0: Xircom CEM56 Ethernet/Modem
Mar 15 14:11:57 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: 'modprobe xirc2ps_cs'
Mar 15 14:11:57 localhost kernel: xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55
Mar 15 14:11:57 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: 'modprobe serial_cs'
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost kernel: eth0: MII link partner: 0081
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: './network start eth0'
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost kernel: eth0: media 100BaseT, silicon revision 5
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost kernel: eth0: Xircom: port 0x300, irq 3, hwaddr
Mar 15 14:12:01 localhost kernel: ttyS03 at port 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a
Mar 15 14:12:05 localhost kernel: eth0: MII link partner: 0081
Mar 15 14:12:05 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected
Mar 15 14:12:05 localhost kernel: eth0: media 100BaseT, silicon revision 5
If I pull out the ethernet cable and reinsert the card afresh, I get:
Mar 15 14:33:24 localhost cardmgr[165]: initializing socket 0
Mar 15 14:33:24 localhost cardmgr[165]: socket 0: Xircom CEM56 Ethernet/Modem
Mar 15 14:33:24 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: 'modprobe xirc2ps_cs'
Mar 15 14:33:24 localhost kernel: xirc2ps_cs.c 1.31 1998/12/09 19:32:55
Mar 15 14:33:24 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: 'modprobe serial_cs'
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost kernel: eth0: autonegotiation failed; using 10mbs
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost cardmgr[165]: executing: './network start eth0'
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost kernel: eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 5
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost kernel: eth0: Xircom: port 0x300, irq 3, hwaddr
Mar 15 14:33:28 localhost kernel: ttyS03 at port 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
Mar 15 14:33:33 localhost kernel: eth0: autonegotiation failed; using 10mbs
Mar 15 14:33:33 localhost kernel: eth0: MII selected
Mar 15 14:33:33 localhost kernel: eth0: media 10BaseT, silicon revision 5
So, again, your card seems to be working fine, you're just not on a 100Mbit
network (or your cable is bad).
Drew
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