Re: My netcard doesn't do it..

[Johannes Wiedersich <johannes@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de>]

Mike Jankowski wrote:
> Hi,
> ehm, my lspci output.....
> 00:03.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B Hurricane CardBus (rev 20)

Googling for your Ethernet controller ("3Com Corporation 3c556B linux") 
one of the first results is:
http://www.svenstedt.se/linux/T22.html
> ACPI
> There is a major problem with ACPI enabled in the kernel. The ethernet controller shuts down when booting and there is no way to enabled it again but to disable ACPI. This is a known bug. ACPI also disables the possibility to use suspend mode.

So my suggestion is:
a) try to disable acpi on boot
b) try to install a 2.6 kernel (if you have the default 2.4 kernel). 
Maybe the issue is resolved in 2.6.

On another website
http://www.trustx.net/tp/thinkpad_x20.html
a similar netcard is reported working on a debian woody system.

Johannes