Network Card Problems

[willbee]

Hi Everyone,

I am very, VERY new to Linux - but so far am enjoying the OS very much. I was able to slowely, but surely, work my way though the online help sections on how to connect to the Internet with a dial up and how to get my sound card to work with Linux. It took time, but I got there.

I am now trying to get Linux to realize I have a network card. Linux is not picking up my card. The company that made the card has a Web page on how to configue the card with Linux, but I simply do not understand the page. The page is at: http://www.linksys.com/support/kb.asp?kbid=116
I just don't understand.
I want to get it to work, because I access the Net via cable Internet with Windozz .. and want to do the same thing with Linux. The cable is so fast. I have an exteernal cable modem that hooks up to the network card. The box that the cable modem came in says it supports Linux, so I think my biggest hurdle might be getting the network card to work.
Can anyone help me get this card to work?
Thank you!

[fsvara]

The instructions there are not very complicated. All you have to do is type in everything that's bold... But in most distros the module (driver) tulip is already included. In most distros there's a setup program (in SuSE it's yast, in Redhat linuxconf, in mandrake drakconfig, i think.) These should easily let you set uo your card. Just choose tulip as the module, and leave the rest blank, linux should find the card. If it doesn't, you'll ahve to boot DOS, via a boot disk, and run the DOS setup utility for the card (that is on the floppy that came with the card). Then choose an IRQ and an I/O adress for it and write both adresses down. Then, back in Linux, you can give parameters to the module (in the setup program again). Just try io=0xYYY where YYY is the io number you wrote down. Now Linux should definitely find the card. Now that the driver is loaded, you can configure it. Just use the same stuff as you used in windows (just increment the ip adress by one)
If your windows computers ip adress was 192.168.0.1, your linux box should be 192.168.0.2. Just be sure to use the same netmsk (usually 255.255.255.0) and you're fine.

[Strike]

Firstly, what distribution are you using (RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, Caldera, etc)? The more recent versions of Mandrake use the 2.4.xtest series of the kernels, and the driver on this page will NOT work with that kernel (I've tried, up to 2.4.0test10).

Secondly, check this NHF for some helpful hints - http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/linksys_LNE100TX.html (especially read that note at the end)

Lastly, as mentioned at the end of that NHF, www.scyld.com (http://www.scyld.com) is the place to get the drivers that you need, and they have their own instructions on their site here - http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html (with some special notes for RedHat 7.0). And remember, you want the tulip driver.

After reading through all these links and trying different things from the conflicting info on each page, I eventually got it to work. Post back with what you've done and what error messages you are getting and we'll get this puppy working.

[This message has been edited by Strike (edited 16 December 2000).]

[willbee]

Thank you Strike! Sounds very helpful.... I'll email you too if thats ok as I work on this. Thanks again! Willbee ...

Originally posted by Strike:
Firstly, what distribution are you using (RedHat, Mandrake, SuSE, Caldera, etc)? The more recent versions of Mandrake use the 2.4.xtest series of the kernels, and the driver on this page will NOT work with that kernel (I've tried, up to 2.4.0test10).

Secondly, check this NHF for some helpful hints - http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/hardware/linksys_LNE100TX.html (especially read that note at the end)

Lastly, as mentioned at the end of that NHF, www.scyld.com (http://www.scyld.com) is the place to get the drivers that you need, and they have their own instructions on their site here - http://www.scyld.com/network/updates.html (with some special notes for RedHat 7.0). And remember, you want the tulip driver.

After reading through all these links and trying different things from the conflicting info on each page, I eventually got it to work. Post back with what you've done and what error messages you are getting and we'll get this puppy working.

[This message has been edited by Strike (edited 16 December 2000).]

[Strike]

Originally posted by willbee:
I'll email you too if thats ok as I work on this.
You're welcome, of course http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif That's why I hang out here - to do this sort of thing. But, to be perfectly honest, you'll get a faster response if you post here. I check these boards at least once a day generally, and I only check that e-mail twice a week at most (it's not my main e-mail account *gasp* http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/eek.gif http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif)