Internet Question from a newbie (No connection)

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 06:54 PM

Hello everyone-
I just installed Fedora Core 5 on my older system. I currently have a DSL connection on my regular computer but when I try to switch the cable to the FC machine, I can't connect to the internet.

Before installing Fedora, the PC worked fine when I connected it to the internet.

Please let me know what I'm missing...

I can't download anything because I can't connect to the internet

Please help

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 07:05 PM

Can you post the results of the following command:

/sbin/ifconfig

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 07:16 PM

Here you go:

lo Link encap: Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask: 255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets: 348 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets: 348 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:28599 (27.9 KiB) TX bytes:28599 (27.9 KiB)

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 07:36 PM

What brand/model of network card do you have?

Lets see if your system recognizes it. Could you post the results of this command:

/sbin/lspci

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 07:48 PM

I think the line you may be looking for is:

00:0a.0 Communication controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k Data/Fax Modem (rev 01)

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 07:56 PM

Thats a modem. What we're looking for is your network card. It appears that your machine is not seeing the network card. Do you know what kind of network card you have?

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 07:59 PM

I knew that

(Just kidding)

Which line would ne the Network Card? (I'm just trying to save myself from typing everything - since FC5 is on the other machine)

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 08:02 PM

The line would most likely contain the words "Ethernet controller"

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 08:10 PM

Looks like it isn't being recognized

burninGpi · 11-24-2006, 08:14 PM

Please post the output of

Code:

lspci | grep -i network

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 08:16 PM

One other place you might look:

dmesg | grep MAC

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 08:17 PM

Hey guys - neither of those 2 commands yield any results
(no errors either)

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 08:25 PM

Well it would appear that it does not see your network card. Do you have another network card you can try?

sil3ntOn3 · 11-24-2006, 08:28 PM

I guess I could take this one out and try it??

But isn't it weird that it worked when running Windows but isn't being recognized now?

fordeck · 11-24-2006, 08:32 PM

Thats why I was trying to find out what brand/model you had to verify that you don't have a driver/compatability issue. Being as the fc6 install does not see the card there appears to be a compatabilty issue.