Additional NIC not recognized
 

I wanted to add another NIC to one already built in .
The card is an RTL 8139 equivalent.
The reason being that I cannot get the DSL modem to funciton in LINUX using the USB hub. It functions OK in WIN 98.
So I put in an NIC card as I read over here somewhere .
This card installs and functions in WIN98.
However it does not appear in the Network Device control . Somewhere I get a device not available or does not exist note while activating .
Any help will be very welcome.

You must load the module for you nic in the kernel. As root run:

Thank you . I hope this works . It seems the driver is built into the kernel . I am using FC3. And when I use the USB port on the ADSL Modem Kudzu comes up , but for this it does not !

Tried this out .
Does not work ..
The message which was appearing in the startup messages is " 8139too device not found . Delaying initialization". This was appearing before I did the modprobe 8139too.
What else can I do ?

Run to see if your nic shows up and it's indeed based on the RTL8139 chip. This is a common nic and the stock kernel of every distro supports it. Then run "modprobe 8139too" again and if it fails run "dmesg" and watch for errors regarding the nic.

More to this .
I have taken a close look at the card . It has a 8139DL. This a a new card marketed by a chinese co. INTEX. it has 10/100 Mbs Ethernet card on the cover.
I took an older card from another computer and .... that worked. Kudzu came up etc. etc.
Also this card seems to be missing a chip (ROM?) which the older card has.
Will try the same card again for curiousity..:confused:
This card works in an older MMX based WIN98 computer.