Network Card in RH 7.2

[Dr. Shim]

I have a Realtek compatible Network card.

I got it going in 7.1 (but I really don't remember how). Could anybody help me in getting this thing going? I really need to download drivers!!

[DMR]

RH 7.2 should support Realtek cards right out of the box; you shouldn't have to download.
You should be able to select the correct rtl8xxx.o module for your particular model of NIC from a list of modules in Redhat's network config utility.

[ 06 November 2001: Message edited by: DMR ]

[Dr. Shim]

Where can I configure it? Is there a utility or file? And how? :confused:

[bdg1983]

I would suggest you do the configuration manually though I don't know what config files Redhat uses.

So.... I will suggest you use linuxconf (installable from the (I think) second Redhat cd).

Redhat must have online documentation on this I would think.

[Dr. Shim]

Aarh! I installed linuxconf, and it says it can't bash:linuxconf:command not found, or some such thing. It even says (when I point to the folder) that my access is denied! I was under root when I did this. I typed "su"in the console.

What do I do? I can't access linuxconf.
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[ 06 November 2001: Message edited by: Dr. Shim ]

[Dr. Shim]

Can anybody help me access linuxconf? http://www.littlewhitedog.com/forum/icon_smile_eek4.gif

[nathaniel]

if you just do su you do not require the paths of root just the permissions of root, try su -

but also if you are running X then install gnome-linuxconf.rpm which will elevate finding the module for the network card in linuxconf.

NB

[DMR]

Nathaniel brings up a good point about the difference between "su" and "su -". Do "man su" for more on that.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), I haven't upgraded my RH to 7.x. I believe that they no longer use (and don't even install) linuxconf/netconf by default in 7.2, and I'm not sure what configuration tool they use instead, but this blurb (http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-7.1-Manual/custom-guide/linuxconf.html) on their support site seems to indicate that they still use linuxconf in 7.1.

I've read other posts which refer to using netconfig, but I haven't used it myself, so I'll #include <disclaimer.h>.

[Dr. Shim]

Thanks! I'll try that out. Anybody else got some suggestions? :cool:

[Dr. Shim]

Umm. I installed gnome-linux.rpm (finally) and it still won't startup. :(

[momo]

did you mean gnome-linuxconf.rpm ??? What errors did you get, if any. Or, if you haven't done so already, use the regular linuxconf-XXX.rpm, then make sure you `su -` and try `linuxconf --mono` from a terminal.

[StanLin]

Have you tried the Hardware Browser in System Settings in Nautilus? Click the Start Here icon to start Nautilus.

Hope that will help you.

[five40i]

You can't 'SU' to use linuxconfig on a redhat 7.2 system....You have to be root to use it.....Don't ask me why. I have a redhat 7.2 machine and a Mandrake 8.1 machine and they are like two totally different operating systems. :cool:

[fow99]

What did you do?
I have a similar NIC (RealTek 3189) and installing it into my RedHat 7.1 was really easy. I inserted into a slot and booted up Linux. kuduz found it and fired up Linux conf automatically!

[jpersons]

I've got RedHat 7.1 right now, but when I installed it I had this problem: RedHat installed my network card but didn't set up networking for me. Try running setup at the command prompt. It's a general program that just runs other setup programs. Select Setup Networking or something like that and answer questions. That worked for me. Good luck!