Toshiba Satellite P875-S7200
 

I'm running LuniuX on this just purchased laptop. My computer cannot find my cable modem, I'm told that I must download the ethernet port drivers. I'm able to get wi-fi from any source, Starbucks for example, but I have no other ability even from the control panel to find my modem. Can someone help?

What do you mean by linux X? What distribution is currently running on the laptop?

Please provide some information on your home network. Is there a router connected to the MODEM?

Open a konsole ( command prompt ) and run the command '/sbin/lspci' ( just what is between the quotes ) and post the output. There should be a line in there for the ethernet card. From that we can find out what kernel module ( driver ) you need to load.

Also run the command '/sbin/ifconfig eth0' and post the results.

You can also determine if there is a driver loaded. The command '/sbin/lspci -v' will give detailed information for all the devices attached to the pci bus. The last line will show the loaded driver. Here is what it looks like on my system.

Your system will most likely have different hardware, the important thing is the last line; "Kernel driver in use: forcedeth".

Any time you ask for help, it helps us help you if you post all the information you can find. Please tell us what distro you are using, and what you have done so far to understand the problem, and any observations you can make. ie, is the light on ( little green led ) where the ethernet cable plugs in? Was the card in the system when you installed? Did you add it?