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digdug4life · 10-09-2005, 11:58 AM

i am trying to install the driver for an eternet port i just added. On the box it says its compatible with linux, but i dont know how to get the comp to recongize it. the cd im using contains .exe files, but my distro(D.S.L.) doesnt recognize .exe files. THe card i instered is SMC Fast Ethernet PCI Card. how can i get it to work

akudewan · 10-10-2005, 07:35 AM

Which distro are you using? The CD will most probably have windows drivers, linux usually detects the card by itself and you don't have to do anything.

In a terminal, type lspci and paste the output here.

digdug4life · 10-10-2005, 05:48 PM

im using D.S.L. Damn Small Linux

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my distro(D.S.L.)

pingu · 10-11-2005, 01:39 AM

... and DSL is, as it says "Damn Small". It doesn't have all drivers a full-blown Linux desktop-system has.
But first of all, have you tried assigning an IP:
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 (as root)
If it doesn't work, try booting with Knoppix, Ubuntu, Mepis... - most likely the card is configured. Then run 'lspci' and 'lsmod' to see what the card is called and what driver you need.
Finally google for your driver.