i want to set up a firewall and router under suse linux 6.4 (probably i upgrade the system to the latest version when i've got internet access) on my old pentium 200. i installed two network cards in the machine: one d-link de530 from digital, the other one with the rtl8029 chip. both of them are PCI cards.

unfortunately i could not manage to install the network adapters.

- "ifconfig" shows only the "lo" device.
- "ifconfig eth0" gives the message "SIOSIFADDR: No such device" and "eth0: unknown interface: No such device".
- "/sbin/init.d/network restart" gives the message "Shutting down network device eth0eth0: unknown interface: No such device

according to the last message i would think that i've entered "eth0" one time too much in a configuration file.

what's wrong here? what do i have to do to get this cards running under linux? both cards worked perfectly under win*!

shlitzer. check to to see what kind/brand your network card is. go to google.com (my favorite for finding stuff =) and put in the brand name into the search engine and then do + linux. ie. i have a 3com 3c509b card. i would enter that into google and then do + linux and it *should* tell you or help you locate the module you need to load before your system recognizes you have a card.
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*IF* you already have the module loaded
(you can find this out by typing lsmod at the $prompt) then all you need to do is configure your system to bring the interface up at boot.
in redhat based sysrtems you can maually edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
and enter in the IPADDR, NETMASK, etc. also you can tell it to come up on boot (boot=yes)
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dont know ANYTHING about suse. never like it much ;P
hope this helps you!!

dj

*** Keep in mind I never used Suse ***

If /proc/pci exists check to make sure the cards are in their.

OK, if Suse uses NIC configuration file names like:

ifcfg-eth0
ifcfg-eth1
ifcfg-eth...

then first of all copy (or make) the two config files.

(i.e Id ifcfg-eth0 exists copy it to ifcfg-eth1 and change the ip, netmask, and whatever. Then activate the interfaces using ifconfig.


run ifconfig by itself, id the cards are there you are fine.

first of all: thanks for your help.

secondly: the problem is solved!

solution: there was a mechanical problem which means that whenever i installed the screw that holds the pci-card in position the card was fixed on the back side of the computer but on the front side it got out of the pci slot. --> the pc couldn't recognize the card. now i didn't install the screw --> cards are being recognized and everything works fine!

AAAARGH!!!

lol. well....that is the nice thing about linux. if something is wrong .. its usually hardware!!


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