I followed your instructions and the card is now set to 10Mps half duplex but i still can't ping the other machine. Thanks for the tool is good to know. It's look like that nothing can go out or in from the networkcard. Am I doing something really wrong on that card? Do you think I need to change it to something else? > > From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/02/18 Tue PM 04:36:06 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] Ethernet Interface > > > It sometimes happens that the autonegotiation used by Ethernet devices to > select 10/100Mbps, half/full duplex fails. > In this case you can force the interface to a particular mode. > > The driver used for your card should be 8139too (you can confirm this by > looking at the file /etc/modules.conf one line should read > alias eth0 8139too ) > > There is a tool available which can set the mode of your interface. > Install the net-tools RPM from your Mandrake CDs using Software Manager. > (TIP: enter 'urpmi net-tools' in a root terminal for a faster way to install > software) > > > Then try > > mii-tool in a root terminal to see if that can read the card status. > > To force 10Mbps operation half duplex (normally needed with a hub) > mii-tool --force=10baseT-HD eth0 > > These settings will not survive a reboot, so if they fix your problem let me > know and I will show you how to make them permanent. > > HTH > > derek > > > On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 3:33 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Ah maybe this is the problem, my network card is an 100Mps and my hub just > > 10Mps, maybe the speed on the network card is not correct for the hub. But > > otherwise on the back of the NIC the light is on and the hub as well. JP > > > > > From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2003/02/18 Tue PM 03:03:26 GMT > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] Ethernet Interface > > > > > > > > > And do the correct lights come on the Ethernet card/hub to indicate > > > 10/100 Mbps ? > > > > > > derek > > > > > > On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 12:59 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > i ran the mandrake wizard and i have now ip address 192.168.254.10 on > > > > eht0 and eht0 is up. to test the card I ping 192.168.254.10 and it does > > > > reply correctly, then i plugged it into a hub where i have an other > > > > machine with an ip address 192.168.254.17. Both machine can't see each > > > > other, if i try to ping 192.168.254.17 from 192.168.254.10 it does not > > > > work. > > > > > > > > > From: Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Date: 2003/02/18 Tue AM 11:59:20 GMT > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] Ethernet Interface > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 10:01 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > my system: > > > > > > > > > > > > processor athlon xp 1800 > > > > > > motherboard ECS K7S6A with SiS745 chipsets > > > > > > memory 250Mb DDR > > > > > > soundcard integrated to the motherboard sis7012 PCI > > > > > > 2 NIC realtek RTL8139 > > > > > > videocard sis315 > > > > > > router from british telecom (BT 5861 router) with NAT > > > > > > > > > > > > JP > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > Date: 2003/02/17 Mon PM 11:19:38 GMT > > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Monday 17 February 2003 05:57 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > thanks for your reply derek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > yes my system is working with win2000. > > > > > > > > here's my ifconfig eth0 > > > > > > > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BF:33:58:03 > > > > > > > > Broadcast Multicast MTU:1500 Metric:1 > > > > > > > > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > > > > > > > > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > > > > > > > > collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 > > > > > > > > RX bytes:0 (0.0b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b) > > > > > > > > Interrupt:5 Base Address:0x8000 > > > > > > > > > > Well the Interface is not UP, and you do not have an IP address > > > > > Type > > > > > ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.44 (for example) in a root terminal followed > > > > > by ifup eth0 > > > > > > > > > > Did you go through the networking wizard in Mandrake Control Centre? > > > > > That should set it up correctly. > > > > > > > > > > derek > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > -- > > > ---------------------------------- > > > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > -- > ---------------------------------- > www.jennings.homelinux.net > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >
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