3COM 3C905 Network Card Trouble

[viicsys]

I haven't a clue how to add a network in Linux...

I'm using Red Hat 6.2 Professional

Should Linux Detect it?
Do I have to install it myself?
If so how would I go abouts doing that?

[endoalpha]

type netconf at the command line and setup eth0 as module 3comXXX. I think you might have an 3c509.. I dont think there is a 3c905
Also, get a good book, and look in the helpfiles on this site

[bdg1983]

The 3c905's do exist (I have 3 at home), but I think that they use the 3c509 drivers.

[Strike]

The 3c905s use the 3c59x drivers. I've got two of them, and they have been detected by RedHat's installer since 6.1, I thought. But then again, since I know now exactly what driver to use, I usually opt to configure it manually.

[viicsys]

Where do I get these drivers from?
How Do I Install them?

Yes the card is a 3c905 is a 10/100 Base PCI Ethernet Card

[Radar]

In linuxconf go to network "host" setup and look for where it has you load the module at startup. That is where you add the ip address and gateways etc.

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Look in /var/log/messages for any messages about your 3com card or the 3c95x driver. That's how you know it's being detected. It will say something like eth0 3com 3c905B Cyclone 100 baseTx at 0xdc00....

In linuxconf go to basic host info and click on adaptor 1, then fill in all pertinent info including kernel module (pick from list)

then reboot and log in as root. From command line type ifconfig - you should see eth0 with your ip address.

If eth0 is not properly configured, look in the man pages for ifconfig and route commands. Also do some searching in these forums.

[ 05 February 2001: Message edited by: Radar ]