How to install and configure Realtek 8139 Nic card

zerokool · 08-13-2003, 03:29 PM

I am new to Linux I have recently installed red hat 9.0 I have a realtek 8139 series NIC card. This card seems to be incompatible with linux. I have found updated drivers. The problem I am having now is how to install the driver. I am really new to Linux and want to learn just not sure where to go next.

Awatto · 08-13-2003, 07:30 PM

Usually you can find a readme to go along with the Drivers which clearly outline how to do it.

Are you sure it didn't come with or have a readme to download too?

akaBeaVis · 08-13-2003, 08:46 PM

The realtek 8139 chipset has been supported for quite some time. What is making you think it's unsupported?

2damncommon · 08-13-2003, 11:47 PM

What is the name of the driver?
I know of the older rtl8139 and the 8139too.
The driver should have some information at the download site. An RPM can probably just be installed, a source file should have a read me file when uncompressed.
You probably still need to load the module into the kernel after installing.

joseph · 08-14-2003, 02:17 AM

As i know realtek 8139 has support all the distribution of linux. would you like to give me th error msg.
cos myself also using the realtek 8139 chipset.

MasterC · 08-14-2003, 02:23 AM

Just to summarize:
As root:
modprobe 8139too

This should pull up the module for your card. After that, depending on what kind of network you run (hopefully dhcp as that's easiest

):
dhcpcd eth0
And finally:
ifconfig eth0
to check if it all went well.

Cool