Re: No network connection with a Xircom RealPort Cardbus Ethernet 10/ 100 + Modem 56 (RBEM56G-100)

[Ivar Alm <octo@acc.umu.se>]

At 18:02 2003-01-17, Irish, Jon D MEVATEC wrote:
> I just installed Debian 3.0r1 on a Gateway Solo 2500 with a Xircom RealPort
> Cardbus Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 (RBEM56G-100)card in it. During the
> install, it failed to setup networking as it claimed there was no adapter
> present. I finished the install from the CD and logged in as root. Running
> dmesg, I see this:
>
> tulip_attach (device 20:00.0)
> tulip.c:v0.91g-ppc 7/16/99 becker@scyld.com (modified by
> danilo#cs.uni-magdeburg.de for XIRCOM CBE, fixed by Doug Ledford).
> eth0: Xircom Cardbus Adapter (DEC 21143 compatible mode) rev 3 at 0x400,
> 00:10:A4:FB:53:D2, IRQ 10.
> eth0: MII transceiver #0 config 3100 status 7809 advertising 01e1.
>
> Then, lspci gives me this:
>
> 20:00.0 Ethernet controller: Xircom Cardbus Ethernet 10/100 (rev 03)
>
> But ifconfig only shows a loopback adapter. Obiously, the system "sees" the
> card, but it isn't be used. How can I fix this problem/

Have you tried 'ifconfig -a'? Shows all adaptersm including those down.
Are the modules loaded ok? What does 'lsmod' show?

You might have to specify your network properties (eg IP, NetMask etc) and 
start the interface with ifconfig. See the man page.

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