Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!

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

Oh dear.

umm don't take this the wrong way but stop thinking of drivers in the
windows way under linux.

HAve you actually tried the suggestion of compiling a kernel as I suggested?

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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 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!


>If the card is able to work in windows, I don't see any reason why it
>wouldn't work in Linux unless something is missing about the NE2000 driver.
>Btw, how do we check if the OS has got network capability and how do we
>check if the default NE2000 driver is in there?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gavin Cato <gavin optus net au>
>To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
>Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 2:54 PM
>Subject: Re: NIC - ifconfig - urgent!
>
>
>>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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