Hermes wireless 802.11b card lost its marbles under -test6.

Hermes wireless 802.11b card lost its marbles under -test6.

[Rob Landley]

Snippet from the log:

Oct 13 02:05:55 localhost dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.200.1
Oct 13 02:05:55 localhost dhclient: bound to 192.168.200.67 -- renewal in 236 
seconds.                                                                          
Oct 13 02:07:13 localhost kernel: eth0: New link status: AP Out of Range 
(0004) Oct 13 02:09:51 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 
192.168.200.1 port 67Oct 13 02:10:41 localhost last message repeated 3 times                         
Oct 13 02:12:01 localhost last message repeated 5 times                         
Oct 13 02:13:58 localhost last message repeated 2 times                         
Oct 13 02:15:18 localhost dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 
port 67                                                                              
Oct 13 02:15:56 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0x100: Card removed while 
waiting for command completion.                                                         
Oct 13 02:15:56 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -19 disabling MAC port            
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0x100: Card removed while 
waiting for command completion.                                                         
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -19 setting MAC address           
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -19 configuring card              
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: hermes @ IO 0x100: Card removed while 
waiting for command completion.                                                         
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -19 setting MAC address           
Oct 13 02:15:57 localhost kernel: eth0: Error -19 configuring card              
Oct 13 02:15:58 localhost dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on eth0 to 255.255.255.255 
port 67 interval 6
Oct 13 02:15:58 localhost dhclient: send_packet: Network is down
Oct 13 02:15:58 localhost dhclient: receive_packet failed on eth0: Network is 
down

Due to a signal fluctuation, the access port "went out of range", and this was 
interpreted as the card having been ejected.  (Removing the card would 
require half an hour with a screwdriver; it's built in to this laptop.)

I tried "ifconfig eth0 down; ifconfig eth0 up", and it said no such device...

Logically, the link status toggled.  This should be no different than 
unplugging and plugging in a cat 5 cable.  It is NOT synonymous with a 
cardbus eject...

Rob