It looks like the driver is broken. I put the device into a Windows laptop and it works fine.
Note that ifconfig doesn't say the interface is RUNNING. It is UP and I gave it a static IP but it still isn't RUNNING. eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:6E:BF:25:89 inet addr:192.168.1.21 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:73 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:22225 (21.7 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) [ 8514.301520] eth1: register 'dm9601' at usb-0000:00:1d.0-2.4, Davicom DM9601 USB Ethernet, 00:60:6e:bf:25:89 [ 8514.301562] PM: Adding info for No Bus:usbdev1.8 [ 8514.422082] eth1: link down [ 8514.439600] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready Lights on the router indicated that the router is happy with the link. Same router, cable and device work on the Windows laptop. -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel