Many things can go wrong with this card. Check at least the following:
1. Disable PnP OS in BIOS, if you have it enabled.
2. Check the IRQ and IO settings: one good place to look is /proc. See the config in BIOS as well.
3. Check /var/log/messages after boot up.
4. Do dmesg | grep eth to see what's
> On boot eth0 fails with an insmod bad parameter.
>
> Does anyone have a clue about what is failing? How do I find out what
> parameter is bad.
Try it from the command line with the options to see which one is bad.
That one answers your question, but may I suggest, if this PC has PCI slots,
you
I have a 3Com Etherlink III 3c5905TP which is causing a lot of
headaches.
I have re-installed RH Linux 7.1
During its original installation this card worked fine.
On the new install, the card isn't recognized by the install program.
I booted up in plain DOS and used 3Com's auto configure routine
