Mandrake Linux will not load NIC Card

TheLoneGoldFish · 04-28-2004, 08:18 PM

I have Mandrake linux and it will not load my NIC card. It finds it and installs it but I cant get conneced to the NET. I have a AMD 2600 with a soyo motherboard, that has the VIA chipset.

Memzback · 04-28-2004, 09:47 PM

I have the same problem. Basically what i do is :

ifdown eth0 (this releases the IP addy of the car)

ifup eth0 (this gets a new IP for the card)

and this solves my problem - hopefully it will solve yours. Also i wrote a script with these commands and put it in Autostart to make shit easier.

Hope it helps

Electro · 04-29-2004, 12:38 AM

What does your setup look like?

Are you using a router?

Are you setting up your system with a static IP address (pernament) or dynamic IP address (temporary)?

TheLoneGoldFish · 04-29-2004, 11:25 AM

I am behind a router and i am using dynamic IP

Electro · 04-30-2004, 02:34 AM

If you have not gone through Mandrake Control Center. Go there and click on Network & Internet. Then click on Connection. Go through the wizard. Make sure you select bootp or dhcp. Though, your router have to be setup as a DHCP server in order for your system to get a dynamic IP address.

Just giving us just the chipset and processor does not help. We need to know your NIC brand and model.

TheLoneGoldFish · 04-30-2004, 01:44 PM

I have the VT6102 [Rhine-II] Nic card.

syahid · 05-21-2004, 03:01 AM

same problem with me. no solutions yet.