Re: IBM NetXtreme BCM5901 100Base-TX Nic problem

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post:

> Linux novice having a problem with onboard nic IBM NetXtreme BCM
5901
> 100Base-TX
> IBM laptop model G40. SUSE Linx 9.1 installed.
>
> Wireless PCMIA network card works OK.
>
> eth0 will not get an IP addr via DHCP. Does not work when I assign
an
> IP.
>
Interrupt:11

Are you trying to run the wired while the wireless is still active?

If so you might need to bring the wireless down with:

ifdown wlan0 ( or whatever the interface is called )
ifdown eth0
ifup eth0


And then configure the nic, does that help?


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baskitcaise wrote:
> Eric adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie and donned asbestos underwear
to
> post:
>
>
>>Linux novice having a problem with onboard nic IBM NetXtreme BCM
5901
>>100Base-TX
>>IBM laptop model G40. SUSE Linx 9.1 installed.
>>
>>Wireless PCMIA network card works OK.
>>
>>eth0 will not get an IP addr via DHCP. Does not work when I assign
an
>>IP.
>>
>
> Interrupt:11
>
> Are you trying to run the wired while the wireless is still active?>
> If so you might need to bring the wireless down with:
>
> ifdown wlan0 ( or whatever the interface is called )
> ifdown eth0
> ifup eth0
>
>
> And then configure the nic, does that help?
>
>

Thanks for the tip. when doing ifdown eth0, got a unknown device.
Went
to Broadcom web site and downloaded new drive and vendor said not to
use
driver from SUSE. Anyway once I got BCM5700 driver loaded and
downed
the wireless card, I got an IP address and all seems to be working OK.

Again thanks.

Eric adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie and donned asbestos underwear topost:

> Thanks for the tip. when doing ifdown eth0, got a unknown device.
> Went to Broadcom web site and downloaded new drive and vendor said
not
> to use
> driver from SUSE. Anyway once I got BCM5700 driver loaded and
> downed
> the wireless card, I got an IP address and all seems to be working
OK.
> Again thanks.

Glad to help Eric,

Now you can setup different profiles using Yast so that when you want
to
use wireless or wired connections you can just switch profile so thatthe right card is started/stopped.

HTH
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Mark
Novell Support Forums SysOp
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK.
Skype <my nick> text only please