Re: [newbie] Network Cards

[Joe Brault]

civileme,   All I want to do is connect my linux box to the internet via my network card and the ethernet connection I have here at college, i'm not into much yet, just want to get it up and running :)   Nighthawk ----- Original Message ----- From: Civileme To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 1999 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Network Cards I cannot identify your card from the information given.  Look at the chip on the card, then look at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Ethernet-HOWTO-5.html Use "edit/find in page"  to locate cards with that chip designation. As to how to set up a network....  There is a Networking HOWTO at the LDP site guaranteed to get you immersed in knowledge or thoroughly confused.  To set up a network, I could give recommendations if I knew your plans a little better.  Do you want to make a linux box a gateway for some other boxes out to the internet?  Are you planning to use the network as a way of backing up files to one central location, to share printers?  How many boxes?  What sort of cabling do you have available or can you run?  Once I know those things, I can make some suggestions. Civileme       Joe Brault wrote: Can anyone tell me if a soho basic network card is supported by linux?? Also, how do I get my computer hooked up to a network? What command(s) do I use??? Thanks in advance! --  Rejoice, the wait for Windows 2000 is over! http://www.ms-windows-2000.com/