Realtek card not working

buckdog · 10-19-2006, 11:32 AM

I have tried a new Realtek card that I got from eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...547&rd=1&rd=1). It said on the page it was compatable with linux, and even came with a CD for drivers. When I booted my computer up into a LiveCD of DamnSmall, I got an error when I tried to connect the network. The same thing happened in PuppyLinux. I guess I need to install a driver, but I have no idea how to. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

acid_kewpie · 10-19-2006, 11:41 AM

if that really is the same card, that's an 8139 based card, and so will work perfectly with the 8139too driver which has been a part of any bog standard kernel for the past 6 years... does lsmod show up 8139too or the lesser favoured rtl8139?

buckdog · 10-19-2006, 12:32 PM

When I run Lsmod, the only thing that looks like what you said is nls_iso8859_1, although I don't know what an ISO has to do with networking. I took the card out, and on the main-looking chip it reads RTL8139D. On the small chip, it reads FELIXIANG FC-518LS 0611.

Thanks!

acid_kewpie · 10-19-2006, 12:36 PM

well that all looks fine then, and iso8859 has nothing to do with networking, that's a character set thing. if you run "modprobe 8139too" does it load? is there anything in dmesg about the network card? what does ifconfig report about interfaces it knows of? what was the error you got in the first instance?

buckdog · 10-19-2006, 10:13 PM

The mprobe works, and even gives me an IP address, but no internet.

I tried a different network card (3Com) and it worked perfectly with DamnSmall.

I even tried the other card in a different slot and it still didn't work. Do you think I was sold a faulty card?

Thanks!

acid_kewpie · 10-20-2006, 02:27 AM

the other card? you ahve a seperate card which also doesn't work? wouldn't suggest the hardware was at fault in the slightest. if you have an ip, can you ping the default gateway?

ufuq · 05-02-2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

the other card? you ahve a seperate card which also doesn't work? wouldn't suggest the hardware was at fault in the slightest. if you have an ip, can you ping the default gateway?

thank's