3com PCMCIA netcard won't autonegotiate w/ new switch

[gcostanz]

I just upgraded my network 10baseT hub to a new D-link 10/100 baseT switch after a thunderstorm fried the hub. The switch works great with my NIC-card based PCs, but my 3com 3C574-TX fast etherlink PCMCIA card will not negotiate a link speed. The card works fine if I plug into my remaining 10baseT hub which is tied into the switch, but it just flashes the link lights if I plug it directly into the switch.

I running kernel 2.4.20-gentoo. Is there a setting I can pass the kernel to tell the card to link at say 10 or 100 mbit/s ?

By the way, Knoppix has the same problem. It sees the 3com card, but can't autonegotiate a connection.

ANy help would be appriciated.

[poormanscomputer]

Never had to do this myself, but try:

[gcostanz]

poormans, thanks for your help.

I aware of the mii-tool. I had to use it to change the NIC card to static for my desktop PC.

The problem is that mii-tool does not even see the pcmcia NIC card. It just reports that eth0 does not support an MII interface- which can't be right If I plug into my 10baseT hub, instead of the 10/100 switch everything works fine. So if I can get mii-tool to see the card, I can solve my problem by using mii-tool -F 10baseT-FD eth0.

Knoppix does let me run mii-tool if I restart networking first. THen it sees the NIC. If does not find the NIC on boot.

I'd spend the $30 to buy a 10baseT hub-- if I could find one. Everything uses autonegotiation, and that is where my problem starts.

Any suggestions?

[poormanscomputer]

Try: