Network beggining

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 06:40 AM

If it's not a pcmcia card, you shouldn't worry about pcmcia running or not.
It's a built in card. If you check on Dell's site, can you find the notebook there? Then look for the networkcard-drivers for linux. Install those on your machine.

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 06:58 AM

What says in the site specifications .

Network adapter :

10/100 Ethernet LAN on system

Any more details are found in here :

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 06:59 AM

Is that what you mean ?

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 08:26 AM

Half way there:

I found that the dell machine is most likely to have the 3com 3C920 ethernet card onboard. 3Com 3C920 Ethernet Card = 3C905-TX Compatible

First, test to see if your 3c59x module is loaded:

Code:

 $ su -c "lsmod" 
Password: 
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P 
bsd_comp                3968   0  (autoclean) 
hsfich                 94624   2  (autoclean) 
hsfserial              16256   2  (autoclean) 
hsfengine             856076   0  (autoclean) [hsfserial] 
hsfosspec              20984   1  (autoclean) [hsfich hsfserial hsfengine] 
NVdriver              988224  11  (autoclean) 
uhci                   23720   0  (unused) 
msr                     1152   0  (unused) 
microcode               3036   0  (unused) 
cpuid                    960   0  (unused) 
usb-storage            20380   0  (unused) 
audio                  36800   0  (unused) 
hid                    12512   0  (unused) 
printer                 5440   0  (unused) 
i810_audio             19008   0 
ac97_codec              9344   0  [i810_audio] 
orinoco                29248   0  (unused) 
hermes                  3360   0  [orinoco] 
ppp_synctty             4512   0  (unused) 
ppp_deflate            39040   0 
ppp_async               5984   1 
ppp_generic            14088   3  [bsd_comp ppp_synctty ppp_deflate ppp_async] 
slhc                    4352   1  [ppp_generic] 
dummy                    928   0  (unused) 
3c59x                  24456   1 
nvram                   3656   0  (unused) 
i8k                     4576   0  (unused) 
keybdev                 1664   0  (unused) 
rtc                     5368   0  (autoclean)

As you can see here, it already is on this system... if it's not on yours, just do:

Code:

 $ su -c "insmod 3c59x" 
Password: 
Using /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net/3c59x.o

when your done, you should be able to do the 'ifconfig' again, or try to restart the network:

Code:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/network restart

after that run the ifconfig thing again. (just to make sure that your eth0 will start to work) configuring it completely will be another issue.

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 09:47 AM

That command you've gave me doesn't work,,,,

Here what it says:

'

$ su -c "lsmod"
Password:
bash: line 1: lsmod: command not found
$

'

I typed the correct password .

What to do ?

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 10:01 AM

if u just do su -
?
And then type lsmod ??

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 10:43 AM

3c59x is already there,
I restarted the network but it still doesn't give me the the inet address !!!

What to do ?

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 11:03 AM

is there some kind of network config gui on mandrake? Dunno mandrake that wel...

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 11:04 AM

I don't get your question

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 11:06 AM

Me niether buddy, It's not mine .

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 11:07 AM

WE NEED HELP GUYS !!!!!

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 11:08 AM

You mentioned a wizard earlier. Was that on the mandrake machine?

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 11:28 AM

Yes it was ,

I can even change the ip address .

But it doesn't connect when I try to .

Redhat has similer utility in the system tools list "network device control"

So I change the numbers to fit with each other .

But it keeps not to connect with each other .

Wonder what exactly the problem is ?!!!

Satriani · 09-11-2003, 11:32 AM

okee, the numbers should NOT! be the same.
Try this:
On machine 1 set the IP address to 192.168.1.1
On machine 2 set the IP address to 192.168.1.2

Next (with the cables plugged in the hub of course)
on machine one type ping 192.168.1.1
you should get a reply.
then type : ping 192.168.1.2
do you get a reply then?

Watch the numbers closely!

See if you get a reply.
If so, let me know. Then we can start to make a connection between them.

Anmar · 09-11-2003, 11:36 AM

Does it mean I'm connected when it replys ?
Because yes it does .