Dear friends: I may have the answer. It was told me by a very kind lady at 3com just when I was ready to pull my hair out after weeks of frustration. You could find it at www.3com.com, Search, type in your card number (3c905b), then you would download a whole package of tools for your platform, copy the 3c90xcfg.exe file onto a floppy. To make things easier, I am sending you the file by attachment. First, exit Linux completely, insert a DOS boot diskette. When you get to the A: prompt, remove the DOS boot diskette and insert a dos formatted floppy with the 3c90xcfg.exe file on it. Now click on it as you would in Dos/Windows. This will bring up a menu with a number of submenus. Look for the menu with the 10MB and 100MB settings. I believe there are actually three settings. You will find that your 3c905b is set to 100MB. That's why eth0 can't connect. It tried to connect at 100MB and by the time it figures out that that's too high, time is over. But sometimes it does connect, more by accident than design. That's when you really get confused. Lower that setting to 10MB (that's ten instead of a hundred). That's 10MB maximum by default. SAVE. This stabilizes the network card. Exit. You only have to do this once. Now reboot into Linux. You should now get an OK for eth0 (using DHCP) and you should get it within 15 seconds and EVERY TIME without exception unless your ISP servers are down. Always be prepared for that eventuality. If that happens, call your ISP and find out if the servers are down. I have since added a U. S. Robotics 56k external modem as my backup for just such occasions. If any of you need the 3c90cfg.exe file mentioned above, I'll be glad to send it to you by attachment. All my best. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
