Try tail<space>-100 and ifconfig<space>-a Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K.
--- In [email protected], "Donald J. Tambeau" <tambeaud@...> wrote: > > Thank you Cameron but no cheers! Using the command /sbin/ifconfig-a on > the first Terminal did produce the eth0 and lo and also wlan0. When I type > in the dmesg |tail-100 ....I get bash command not found! So maybe I am not > typing this command correctly. > I opened a second Terminal plug in an adapter, wait several minutes type > dmesg | tail-100 ...I get again command not found. I then type > /sbin/ifconfig-a ...this time I get the following > bash: /sbin/ifconfig-a: No such file or directory. I am at the root level > when I am giving these commands. > It really seems that Centos does not see the adapter. > Thank you for you help. If you have any more suggestions, I would > certainly try them out. > Thank you > Don > VE3HOL > > From: Cameron Simpson > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installaling a second Network connector > > > On 08Jan2012 20:37, Donald J. Tambeau <mailto:tambeaud%40personainternet.com> > wrote: > | Hi, I have tried ignoring the driver disk and just plug in the > | adapters, I have several. The system does not seen to notice anything new > | when I try the various adapters....no sound or any indication that the > | system has notice something new. I then go into file system and double > | click on the sbin folder. I then scroll down to the ifconfig folder. > | Double clicking on it or trying the file open, does not open the folder. > | I have tried the same thing on another Centros computer that is running > | our repeater and I am not able to open the sbin//ifconfig folder on that > | machine either. > > My instructions were for the command line. > > Please open a terminal. > At the command prompt, type: > > /sbin/ifconfig -a > > Note what inferaces are shown; probably "lo" and "eth0". > > Type the command: > > dmesg | tail -100 > > Leave it on the screen for reference. > > Open a second terminal. > > Plug in a USB adapter and wait a few seconds. > > Type the command: > > dmesg | tail -100 > > Is there new stuff at the bottom of the output? > > Type the command: > > /sbin/ifconfig -a > > Are there any new ethernet interfaces shown? > > Repeat with each USB adapter until one or both of dmesg and ifconfig show new > stuff (ideally both). > > When ifconfig shown a new interface you can try to configure it with > whatever setup tools your desktop interface offers. > > Anyway, please try the command line based experiments recited above and > report. > > Cheers, > -- > Cameron Simpson <mailto:cs%40zip.com.au> DoD#743 > http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ > > Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. > The conscientious historian will correct these defects. > - Mark Twain, _A Horse's Tale_ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
