Debian base installed

Rivitir · 11-18-2003, 10:03 AM

I've installed woody and went through the base-config program after base was installed. In the part were you start apt-get and it asks you to choose a server to download the rest of the packages, it can't connect to the server.

I then switched virtual terminals and logged in as root and ran ifconfig and it pointed out that I only have a loopback, I don't have eth0. How do I get my eth0 configured, or at least get eth0 up so it will look for DHCP?

I did try following the information in the man page for ifconfig, and I've also went through the NET-howto, but I couldn't get it to work. ifconfig did point out that (when I attempted to configure eth0 and bring it up) that some error or something I can't remember what it said, however debian said that it could be an IRQ problem, but I couldn't find one to the best of my ability.

Thanks for the assistance.

penguin_warrior · 11-18-2003, 10:26 AM

sorry, can't help you because my eth card isn't supported.... or maybe that can help you... is yours supported?

Rivitir · 11-18-2003, 10:44 AM

Yes it is supported, I've had it work under SuSE, RedHat, Knoppix, Slackware, just to name a few, I just don't know how to configure it.

hw-tph · 11-18-2003, 11:48 AM

If you tell us what network card you have perhaps we can help getting it going.

Håkan

Rivitir · 11-19-2003, 10:38 AM

That probably would help wouldn't it, DO'H.

Here it is, this is on a thinkpad by the way and I have looked on linuxlaptops and I couldn't find the same model:

Intel Pro/100 VE (according to windows XP Pro)

Thanks.

ljeffries_linux · 11-19-2003, 07:53 PM

I haven't tried the debian distro, but here is the site for the manual

http://www.debian.org/releases/stabl....html#contents

Look at section 4 and 7

Most of the installation tips are here. It basically looks as though the network configuration never found you eth0 card.

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

I love Linux and even as a network admin, I hate F#*@'in with it too much!

hw-tph · 11-20-2003, 05:27 AM

Did you try modprobe eepro100? If that works without errors, then try ifup eth0 to try to bring it up. If it's not configured you will probably get a couple of errors and you will have to edit the /etc/network/interfaces file. If you don't have an eth0 entry there you can add it (use man interfaces for help and information). A simple DHCP entry would look something like this:

Code:

# First network card
iface eth0 inet dhcp

If the above works you might want to add the module name (eepro100) to /etc/modules so that it is loaded automatically on bootup.

Håkan