Re: [2.6.16.11] Xircom RealPort RBEM56G-100 link change issue

[Arjan van de Ven]

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)

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