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NRK wrote:
>
> Your solution worked perfectly. 

That's good to know.  The same method should work
for any PCMCIA network card that has a module in 
Slackware's  /modules/2.2.16/pcmcia  directory.

Note:  The cardmgr in BL3 only recognizes standard 
PCMCIA cards (pc card).  It can not use the newer
cardbus PCMCIA cards (which don't fit in old laptops
anyway).

> Now, I will have to work for network connectivity.

Once cardmgr has activated the network card, all
you need is one line.  

If there is a DHCP server on the network:
------
udhcpc
------

If there is no DHCP server on the network:
-------------------------
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1
-------------------------
Those numbers are just an example. 

This whole process can be automated by editing /etc/rc
----------------------------
####_ACTIVATE_PCMCIA_####
# /etc/pcmcia/start          <--remove # at start of this line

###_ACTIVATE ETHERNET_###
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1  <--remove # at start of this line
----------------------------

Then at system startup, cardmgr will find your network card
and bring up the network.

Cheers,
Steven

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