Ethernet connection not detected
 

I just set up my 2nd system with linux 9.0, and it will not detect the onboard LAN or the PCI card that I put in. I've even tried to uninstall and reinstall linux and that didnt work.

I'm very new to linux and any help is appreciated.

The first system I set up with linux is working fine and has no problems.

check ifconfig
 

please post more specific information. ( for example post output of 'ifconfig' and 'ifconfig up eth0' ). First of all are network card modules loaded?

Re: check ifconfig
 

the ipconfig gives me this info:

LInk encap: Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:371 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:371 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:24951 (24.3Kb) TX bytes:24951 (23.3Kb)


I dont really know what you mean by the network cards being loaded.

loopback device
 

this is only loopback (127.0.0.1) device
try to ifconfig up eth0

it's possible that your card module is not loaded

how do you go about loading you card module?

for example for via-rhine you must run

modprobe via-rhine

after this setup network interface

ifconfig eth0 [YOUR IP] netmask 255.255.255.0 gw [YOUR GATEWAY IF YOU HAVE]

if yiu have a gw you must set routing tables by route!

Which linux 9? Mandrake, Redhat... etc
post the output of:
lspci
lsmod

I have the same problem. I am on Redhat 9 and am trying to install a D-Link DFE-690TXD on my toshiba laptop. Here is what I get:
lsmod
parport_pc
lp
parport
autofs
ipt_REJECT
iptable_filter
ip_tables
ext3
jbd

lspci
00:00.0 Host Bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems 601 (rev 11)
00:04.0 VGA compatible controller: Chips and Technologies F65550 (rev 45)


any suggestions?

when i type in lspci....it does show both of my ethernet devices.

they are listed second and third to last:

00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporatio Co., Ltd.
Dp83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller

00:12.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co.,
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)



sorry its taken so long to respond... please help..

thanks

Are they wireless devices? If they are, try the Madwifi drivers:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/madwifi

No they arent wireless. I tried to add the realtek ethernet manually, it even has it listed in the ethernet hardware list. But once i try to add it, it says it is not connected. It says the same thing when the system is starting up.......something like the process is delayed because its not present.

anyone else?