Re: IBM T21 Ethernet controller not working under Debian Etch

[Michael Henneton <m.henneton@gmail.com>]

Le vendredi 10 août 2007 10:18, ozmate a écrit :
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've installed Etch on an IBM T21 laptop. Everything works just fine,
> how great it is to work with such a complete operating system.
> 
> But unfortunately I'm struggling with the embedded NIC card.
> 
> lspci -v
> Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 09)
> 
> It appears in the Networking configuration panel. But if:
> 
> 1/ if I set it to dhcp: I don't have any IP Address.
> ifconfig -a shows me that no IP address has been assigned
> 
> 2/ if I set it to static: I can't ping anything
> ifconfig -a shows me that the correct settings are set, though.
> 
> Now, if I plug an PCMCIA Xircom EtherJet card in the laptop,
> it is recognized and works fine. DHCP ok, Static IP ok. I can
> access the outside world...
> 
> I've surfed the Internet to find any solutions, but with no lucks.
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> 
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Hello, 

Did you try with installing a newer kernel (like 2.6.21) with backport ? 
Because the default one is a little out of date (it is a stable release after 
all ...)
http://www.backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions
search for a linux-image_kernel-version