Re: config line commented out in pccard.conf

> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 17:55:15 +0200
> From: Sheldon Hearn <[email protected]>
> Sender: [email protected]
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> The pccard.conf entry for the 3Com 3CXEM556 modem+NIC in RELENG_4 looks
> like this:
> 
> # 3Com Megahertz 3CCFEM556BI, 3CXEM556 and model B
> # as ethernet
> card "3Com" "/Megahertz 3C(CF|X)EM556/"
>         config  default "ep" ? 0x1
> #       config  auto "sio" ?
>         insert  /etc/pccard_ether $device start
>         remove  /etc/pccard_ether $device stop
> 
> Does that commented out line for sio mean that this card won't work as a
> modem?
> 
> I've downgraded to RELENG_4 so that I can get a PCMCIA modem working,
> but I wanna make sure I buy something that works (especially since I'm
> buying two and they're not cheap).

Under V4 you can enable either the modem or the Ethernet on most dual
cards. You can select which one operates by commenting out the other
in the pccard.conf file. (Always create a pccard.conf file in /etc and
edit it. Don't edit the one in /etc/defaults or simply copy the one
from /etc/defaults into /etc. Just enter he specific entries that you
need modified.)

The entry for the card in /etc/defaults will result in the card being
used as an Ethernet. If you need to use it as a modem, comment out the
config  default "ep" ? 0x1 line and uncomment the config auto "sio" ?
line. 

R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: [email protected]			Phone: +1 510 486-8634

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