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The short version: Can anyone recommend a PCMCIA Ethernet card for use under OS/2 and Linux, dual media (10baseT and 10base2), that won't cause my TP755cx to crash whenever it tries to suspend/hibernate? 3Com 3C 589C seems to offer what I want - anyone with any experiences? The fuller version: Some time ago I asked for help from the list re my TP755cx crashing whenever it tried to suspend/hibernate with my ICCard ethernet card (D-Link DE650-CT clone) installed, under OS/2. A number of people were helpful and I traced it to one of the drivers. As a result I now have config.a and config.b for "in the Lab" (Ethernet activated, mains powered, don't try and hibernate!) and "on the road" (Ethernet driver rem'ed out, hibernation fine). This works fine (the card doesn't even need to be removed), though it is a bit cumbersome, means that I have to disable any kind of potential "accidental" suspension, such as closing the lid, etc, have to keep rebooting, and still have the occasional accident which results in the machine crashing. A colleague of mine (TP365x) running Win95 has tried my card, which works fine for him, allowing full hibernation functions. Since he was going to buy one anyway he has offered to get me one that works a bit better with OS/2. Does anyone have any suggestions for a card that will still allow me to suspend/hibernate without crashing the system, and without needing dual configs and reboots? I would really like dual media (10baseT and 10base2), and compatibility with Linux (Slackware), probably via David Hinds' PCMCIA drivers, though this isn't set up yet. 3Com 3C 589C -Combo seems to be hopeful - anyone have any good/bad reports? Alternatively do IBM do a dual media credit card Ethernet adapter? Many thanks for any advice. Geoff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr G P Hogan Laser Group, Clarendon Lab., Tel: +44 1865 272205 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU Fax: +44 1865 272400 UK Email: g.hogan@physics.ox.ac.uk -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------