Good evening,
I've spent the last week dragging myself through the bog that is installing Linux, as I've never done it
Finally managed to get everything installed and today got the single PCMCIA network card working (bog standard 3com one) and all was well.
Then...and perhaps I was jumping the gun here...I plugged in another PCMCIA network card and all www access has gone belly-up.
eth0 and eth1 are not working.
They are both setup to start on boot but it says that eth0 wasn't working and eth1 could not be installed.
I'm at a loss as I clearly don't have enough Linux technical knowledge in order to be able to install both network cards and get them working together.
Now, Windoze would be a different story but I like a challenge.
My mate has tried to help but I got a headache when he started to type commands I thought were typos
Is there a standard way to install the two cards using either the konsole or webmin?
<My is sick and I'd like to fix him please.
Many thanks
PB

What would you be using 2 pcmcia network cards in the same machine for? Are you trying to use the box as a router or gateway?

I'm experimenting So I could be classed as completely mad having never used linux before.
I intend to use the laptop as a gateway and this seemed like a good idea at the time. I know it's not the best way to go about thing but my theory is that if I can do this then I won't have any further problems with PCMCIA and Mandrake.
I have the instructions for installing the 32-bit Cardbus card so will attempt that later on, I am interested in why Linux (and this wil make me sound like a Windoze weirdo) doesn't have a standard install for this type of device....and that is where my ignorance comes to light
Many thanks for any future help.
PB

"I have the instructions for installing the 32-bit Cardbus card ..."

Are the instructions specific to your 3Com card or 32-bit Cardbus in general? I'm having some trouble with a card on my laptop and would be interested in learning if the instructions are publish at a URL somewhere?

Yes, what instructions do you have and from where?

These are the instructions......which maybe come with a translation for an idiot like me

Realtek CardBus Ethernet Card Installation on Linux

1. Compile the source code :
->Copy the source code rtl8139.c (ver 1.08 above) to a directory
and execute "gcc -DCARDBUS -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes
-O6 -c rtl8139.c -o realtek_cb.o -I/usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.0.9/include/"
The directory "pcmcia-cs-3.0.9" stands for the card service version you
use. Please change it to the version on your system in order to include
proper .h file. The final file is realtek_cb.o

2. Copy driver :
->Copy the file "realtek_cb.o" to "/lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/pcmcia"

3. Edit config:
->Add 5 lines to the file "/etc/pcmcia/config"

#
# Device driver definitions
#

device "realtek_cb" (==>Add 1/5)
class "network" module "cb_enabler", "realtek_cb" (==>Add 2/5)


:
:

#
# CardBus Cards
#

card "Realtek CardBus Ethernet Card" (==>Add 3/5)
manfid 0x0000, 0x024C (==>Add 4/5)
bind "realtek_cb" (==>Add 5/5)


The values 0x0000, 0x024C are JEDEC ID and can be read by typing
"cardctl ident" on console with one card on socket.


4. Edit linuxconf
->Type "linuxconf" and choose "Config"-->"Networking"-->"Client tasks"-->
"Basic host information". Select an adapter, enable it, and type "realtek_cb"
on "Kernel module" and "eth0" (or eth1, eth2) on "Net device". Click on
"Accept" button and "Act/change" button.


5. Restart the computer.

6. More information about kernel compile: http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO.html
More information about install: man pcmcia


I'm going to try and get this done now.....wish me luck
P