PCMCIA network adapter

[scienzia]

Hi,
I have a simple question:
I have a PCMCIA LAN card , but I have the problem that when the network is started the network adapter isn't working yet so I get an error during init, and I have to login as root and restart network.
How can I solve this?
If I change the position in /etc/rc3.d I get errors... shall I make a precide order ?

I am using RedHat8.

Thanks in advance

 

[flugh]

I used to have miserable times playing with two PCMCIA ethernet adapters in my old laptop (which now serves as my gateway box for the home LAN). It was almost like a voodoo ritual getting the bugger to work twice in a row. The point is, I don't know of an good "right" answer.

How about at the end of your init scripts, where you can put your own localized/personalized stuff (

/etc/init.d/rc.local, /etc/init.d/mandrake_everytime,

etc, depends on distro), put:

/etc/init.d/network restart

The location and particular command are distro-specific.

You could also try reordering the scripts a bit. Make sure the PCMCIA one runs before the network one. Let the kernel get a grip on the hardware before trying to configure the network settings.

Just some thoughts. Good luck.

 

[scienzia]

Thanks
I made it your way:
in /etc/rc.local I put /sbin/service network restart
(I think it's the same thing...)

this way it works, but it is not so nice because I see an error on every init.

If I change the order I get an error in recognizing the pcmcia, I think the pcmcia service needs some other service to start...