no network card will work

[FireSide]

I've tried 3 different network cards on my system running Mandrake Linux 7.2 and none of them will work. I keep getting network unreachable when pinging ip address and obvisouly nothing from domain names. I've tried a realtek that came with the computer. I've tried the Linksys LNE 100tk with updated tulip drivers... no luck there and i'm currently using a D-Link dfe-530tx card using the updated via-rhine driver and it won't work... any one got an ideas? :mad:

[DaMasta]

After installing the new card, are you doing modprobe tulip or modprobe ne2k-pci? Skip the linksys, I've seen too many issues with that brand. I have a D-link and a Realtek and they both work.

[FireSide]

i was doing modprobe tulip... the other one wouldn't even compile. How'd you get the dlink to work? i'm trying everthing i know with this one (which isn't a whole lot) an i still can't get it.

[DaMasta]

I can't remember if it is ne2k-pci or ne2k1-pci. Try the second one. Mandrake found the card when I was doing a fresh install. You may need to recompile your kernel if mdk was not install along with the dlink. Try ne2k1-pci and see if that works.

[FireSide]

ok everytime i run ifup eth0 i keep getting the same error, something about SIOCSIFFLAGS and i have no clue what that means... anyone know?

[chimaybleue]

I installed a network card 2 days ago and it now works perfectly ... It was an ethernet with Drake 7.0 ... So I guess you should manage it with a Drake 7.2 ... Maybe you can run the HardDrake utility and try an autoconfig by the soft itself ...

[bdg1983]

Have you setup your /etc/resolv.conf ?

domain ispdomainname
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # isp dns1
nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx # isp dns2

Also check your Gateway address.

[Kinjana]

FireSide

I THINK I CAN HELP YOU!

I had the same problem and it turned out not to be any of the suggestions listed above -- Althought I had tried all of them too --

I tried both a linksys lne100tx and a 3com 3c905b both of which ran fine on the same box under win2k and on another box under 'drake 7.2

I kept getting the errors

SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource Temporarily unavailble
SIOCADDRT: Network is down
SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable

when trying to bring up eth0 wiht ifup

What finally solved the problem was a bios setting

check your bios for a "plug & play aware os"
setting

TURN IT OFF

This fixed both the network card issues, and a soundblaster live probem for me

Let us know if this is it.

Kinj