Hi All,

I got problem to setup networking under Linux.

My facts follows:
1. I'm in the same IP network (class-C) to the Win9x/NT machines.
2. Using unmodified RH6.2 and an on-board SiS900 Ethernet controller.
3. Kernel version 2.2.5-15 (but there's 2.2.14-5.0 under /lib/modules, not 2.2.5-15)
4. There's sis900.o under /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net

I've issued the following commands (followed by its output):
1. /sbin/lsmod
no modules at all
2. ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
IP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
RX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:6 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
Collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
3. cat /proc/pci
PCI devices found:
Host Bridge
IDE Interface
ISA Bridge
Ethernet Controller: SiS unknown device
Device id = 900
Medium devsel
IRQ 10
Latency = 32
I/O at 0xd400 [0xd402]
4. /sbin/modprobe sis900
modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.2.5-15/modules.dep (no such file or directory)
5. /sbin/insmod sis900
insmod: sis900: no module by that name found
6. ping 127.0.0.1
several reply bytes
7. ping to a WinNT server
host is unreachable

Is anybody here on the forum have time to help me get around this ?
I really need to pass this networking problem since it's the most vital thing to start before I could utilize Linux widely on my daily activities.

Any help would be very appreciated.
Thanks in advance,

Hendy

does eth0 show up at all when you do 'ifconfig -a'?
you should do an 'insmod SiS900.o > /dev/null' to insert the module. it shouldn't show up from modprode if it doesn't show up with 'lsmod' modprobe probes the modules already in the kernel.
if eth0 shows up in any form with 'ifconfig -a' or 'ifconfig eth0', then you can just assign an IP address and netmask. from there you should be able to ping and telnet.
if it doesn't show up at all, then do the 'insmod' command to insert it.
post your results for more response.