Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:42:11 +0200 (CEST) | From | Karel Gardas <> | Subject | Re: [2.6.16.11] Xircom RealPort RBEM56G-100 link change issue |
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-04-26 at 23:46 +0200, Karel Gardas wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm trying to get working linux with Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet >> 10/100+Modem 56 PCMCIA card. I only need ethernet working. The problem >> with this is that I'm losing too many packets while syslog is filled with >> messages like: >> >> Apr 26 23:17:31 thinkpad kernel: pccard: CardBus card inserted into slot 1 >> Apr 26 23:18:13 thinkpad kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:00.0 (0000 -> 0003) >> Apr 26 23:18:13 thinkpad kernel: PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:06:00.0 to 64 >> Apr 26 23:18:13 thinkpad kernel: eth1: Xircom cardbus revision 3 at irq 11 >> Apr 26 23:19:31 thinkpad kernel: xircom cardbus adaptor found, registering as eth1, using irq 11 >> Apr 26 23:19:52 thinkpad kernel: xircom_cb: Link status has changed >> Apr 26 23:19:52 thinkpad kernel: xircom_cb: Link is 100 mbit >> Apr 26 23:19:52 thinkpad kernel: xircom_cb: Link status has changed >> Apr 26 23:19:52 thinkpad kernel: xircom_cb: Link is 0 mbit >> Apr 26 23:19:54 thinkpad kernel: xircom_cb: Link status has changed > > you should really check your cable; the card is flip-flopping between > link-nolink-link-nolink ... > > that's either a cable bug or something like a mismatching duplex... > (well most of the time at least, in my experience)
And your experience is right! After switching the cable everything works as expected. Thanks a lot for your help!
Karel -- Karel Gardas kgardas@objectsecurity.com ObjectSecurity Ltd. http://www.objectsecurity.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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