I'm using Slackware 8.1 and for some reason or another for the life of me I can't get it to recognize my Intel Pro/100 VE adapter network card. I've tried netconfig but it won't detect it and I even downloaded the drivers from intel and while it seems to go through all of the installiation steps I still can't ping and a lspci gives me unknown device. Any suggestions? Can I help by providing any more information? THanks in advance!
Theses are the steps I follow to install:
Building and Installation
=========================
To build a binary RPM* package of this driver run 'rpmbuild -tb
<filename.tar.gz>'. Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific file name of
the driver.
NOTES: For the build to work properly it is important that the currently
running kernel MATCH the version and configuration of the installed
kernel source. If you have just recompiled your kernel, reboot the
system and choose the correct kernel to boot.
1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For
example, use: /home/username/e100 or /usr/local/src/e100.
2. Untar/unzip the archive by entering the following, where <x.x.x> is the
version number for the driver tar:
tar xfz e100-<x.x.x>.tar.gz
3. Change to the driver src directory by entering the following, where
<x.x.x> is the version number for the driver tar:
cd e100-<x.x.x>/src/
4. Compile the driver module:
make install
The binary will be installed as one of the following:
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/e100.o
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/e100.o
The install locations listed above are the default locations. They may
not be correct for certain Linux distributions. For more information, see
the ldistrib.txt file included in the driver tar.
5. Install the module:
insmod e100 <parameter>=<value>
6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where
<x> is the interface number:
ifconfig eth<x> <IP_address>
7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address>
is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface
that is being tested:
ping <IP_address>
And then I will try netconfig again, their won't be an error message about not locating my card but I still can't get any kind of connection.
-Robert
