Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!

["Gavin Cato" <gavin optus net au>]

No technical difference, in my experience (and mind you this is just my way
of doing things others will vary) it's just a bit easier to diagnose.

I can't answer your 2nd question as I don't have my hand inside your
computer.

--
Gavin Cato - Optus Network Engineer - gavin optus net au

gawk; talk; date; wine; grep; touch; unzip; touch; gasp; finger; gasp;
mount; \
 fsck; more; yes; gasp; umount; make clean; make mrproper; sleep


----- Original Message -----
From: Desperado <b hou student qut edu au>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!


>Please pardon me for my ignorance. Can you kindly tell me what's the
>difference in compiling the driver directly into the kernel and as a
module?
>Also, I would like to know why is it that the card wouldn't work with the
>NE2000 driver?
>
>Thanks and Regards
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gavin Cato <gavin optus net au>
>To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
>Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 5:19 PM
>Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!
>
>
>>cd /usr/src/linux
>>
>>more README
>>
>>
>>(and compile it directly into the kernel ; not as a module)
>>
>>
>>--
>>Gavin Cato - Optus Network Engineer - gavin optus net au
>>
>>gawk; talk; date; wine; grep; touch; unzip; touch; gasp; finger; gasp;
>>mount; \
>> fsck; more; yes; gasp; umount; make clean; make mrproper; sleep
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Desperado <b hou student qut edu au>
>>To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 5:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!
>>
>>
>>>That's what I think too. I've just upgraded from 4.2 to 5.2.
>>>How do I compile support for net card? By recompiling the kernel? I've
>done
>>>that when I was still using 4.2, but it's all in vain.
>>>When boots up, it says "delaying initialisation for eth0". Can't seems to
>>>detect my card.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Gavin Cato <gavin optus net au>
>>>To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
>>>Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 4:40 PM
>>>Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!
>>>
>>>
>>>>I imagine the kernel is not picking it up.
>>>>
>>>>Did you compile support for the net card into the kernel?
>>>>
>>>>If you did, can you see it as the kernel boots?
>>>>
>>>>(dmesg | more )
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Gavin Cato - Optus Network Engineer - gavin optus net au
>>>>
>>>>gawk; talk; date; wine; grep; touch; unzip; touch; gasp; finger; gasp;
>>>>mount; \
>>>> fsck; more; yes; gasp; umount; make clean; make mrproper; sleep
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: Desperado <b hou student qut edu au>
>>>>To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 2:05 PM
>>>>Subject: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi, I'm trying to configure my network card with this command..
>>>>>
>>>>>ifconfig -i eth0 131.181.1.8 -broadcast 131.181.1.255 netmask
>>>255.255.255.0
>>>>>metric 1 -trailers
>>>>>
>>>>>and this is what I've got...
>>>>>
>>>>>SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
>>>>>eth0: unknown interface
>>>>>eth0: unknown interface
>>>>>SIOCSIFADDR: Operation not supported by device
>>>>>eth0: unknown interface
>>>>>SIOCSIFNETMAS: Operation not supported by device
>>>>>SIOCIFMETRIC: Operation not supported by device
>>>>>eth0: unknown interface
>>>>>
>>>>>Mine is a D-Link DE-220E Series adapter and it's working perfectly in
>>>>>Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>>Can someone kindly enlighten me as how to go about resolving this silly
>>>>>problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks and Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>>
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