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

[Karel Gardas]

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
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