netcfg might be a little easier to use if you have it. It's very
straightforward. All it does is handle network stuff. :)
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On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Greg Stewart wrote:
> Check, in linuxconf, to see whether device eth0 is set as "enable at boot".
>
> --Greg
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > I am a brand new Mandrake user and appreciate very much the initiative of
> a
> > list supporting dummies like me!
> > I have a Network card (PCI) provided by Road Runner, an american cable
> > services provider. They do not support Linux users.
> > I feel like I am close to the goal of making this card work, but it still
> > doesn't.
> >
> > OK, I stop chatting, here are the details:
> >
> > *My card has been detected at boot time. It said it was a "Davicom
> ethernet
> > 100/10 Mbit DM9102". I used the configure option. It added -as one could
> > expect- the line "alias eth0 dmfe" in conf.modules. I know it is the right
> > driver as it was the one which was provided with the card.
> > *There is no IRQ conflict.
> > *The card is detected by the BIOS at boot time, before loading Linux. It
> > gives the right device ID and IRQ.
> > *In the KDE Control Center, section PCI, I can also read the card
> > specifications with the right device ID, IRQ and io address.
> >
> > BUT LINUX STILL DOESN'T DETECT IT AT BOOT TIME, AND THE DRIVER IS NOT
> > LOADED. Hence I cannot read any "eht0..." line when I use "dmesg". I
> > receive no error message or "FAILED".
> >
> > *If I do "lsmod", my module (dmfe) does not appear.
> > *In the IO section of KDE Control Center, "eth0" does not appear.
> > *Then if I do "insmod dmfe" or "modprobe dmfe", things are better as I can
> > see "dmfe (unused)" in "lsmod" and "eth0" in the IO section. But "eth0"
> > does not appear in the IRQ section of te KDE Control Center.
> >
> >
> > I guess I gave all the details I could.I've read about a 100 times the
> > Ethernet Howto. I learned a lot and went further thanks to it but it is
> not
> > able to help me any more. I've spent almost two weeks on that problem and
> > still don't want to give up! But it is hard as without the Internet, I
> > cannot reach the computer autarky!!! Still have to use the University
> > computers, running Windows 95...
> >
> > I thank very very much the Linux guru who will help me!
> >
> > See you!
> >
> > Nicolas
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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