Networking Problem with NIC Card

azteka22 · 10-16-2009, 10:40 AM

Hello, I just transferred over from Sabayon Linux to try out Ubuntu I heard it was the best and its easy to use so I decided to try it out as well, however I do not know Ubuntu that well and do not know their Config Files as well.

I installed Ubuntu and it did not recognize my Linksys LNE 100TX NIC Card so i went to their website and downloaded the driver I needed. However the Readme is focused for users on Redhat and not ubuntu therefore I cannot complete the steps since the config files do not match, Where do i need to install this driver on Ubuntu for my internet to work??

my output of ifconfig:

Code:

azteka@azteka-desktop:~$ sudo modprobe tulip
[sudo] password for azteka:
azteka@azteka-desktop:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:cc:35:6b:54
inet6 addr: fe80::2a0:ccff:fe35:6b54/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:7 errors:2 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:1194 (1.1 KB)
Interrupt:16 Base address:0xec00

eth0:avahi Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:a0:cc:35:6b:54
inet addr:169.254.6.40 Bcast:169.254.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
Interrupt:16 Base address:0xec00

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:2494 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2494 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:129540 (126.5 KB) TX bytes:129540 (126.5 KB)

azteka@azteka-desktop:~$

thx in advance for your help

gr8scot · 10-16-2009, 03:18 PM

Since it finds the hardware address, I think your drivers are okay. But the IP address shows it hasn't been assigned by any DHCP server. It's a broadcast address, similar to 0.0.0.0 in the sense that it's not valid for anything but requesting an IP address. Try

Code:

sudo ifdown eth0

then

Code:

sudo ifup eth0

azteka22 · 10-16-2009, 04:04 PM

Code:

sudo ifdown eth0:
ifdown: Interface eth0 not configured

Code:

sudo ifup eth0:
ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0

huh..

azteka22 · 10-17-2009, 11:59 AM

Problem Solved Thx for your help

gr8scot · 10-18-2009, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azteka22

Problem Solved Thx for your help

It's a relief to me that you found a solution, because I was totally stumped by that message.

Code:

ignoring unknown interface eth0=eth0

azteka22 · 10-19-2009, 01:28 PM

yaa it puzzled me as well, but it led to me find the configuration of eth0
This command helped me configure the eth0 and it worked perfectly.

Code:

 sudo ip addr flush dev eth0 && sudo ip link set eth0 down
 > sudo ip link set eth0 up
 > sudo /sbin/dhclient eth0