Ricardo Campos wrote:

How can I tell if it's actually recognising the card properly? How can I link it to eth0?

If the card is recognised and configured correctly you will get a high beep followed by a low beep at startup i think. try here: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/PCMCIA-HOWTO.html

2) When I issue a Shutdown Now command from the shell, it shuts down and I get a $BASH >prompt.

Does it not get as far as a "power down" message? Jenny.