Re: problems with ethernet...

[Charles Esson <charlese cvs com au>]

I know this is not helpful, but the best option is to skip lunch, and with the
time and money you save go and buy a new ethernet card. They are worth next to
nothing and it isn't worth the fuss trying to get an old one working.

Dallas Anne Smith wrote:

> Hi, this is my first posting to this list, I just signed up today and I
> still know minimal info about Linux, I'm just learning as I go along, but
> I tried installing 5.2 on my desktop, it's an old IBM PS/2 486.  All went
> well until it asked me for what type of ethernet card I  have, a Linksys
> PnP Ether16 LAN card.  I told it NE2000 and compatible(that's what a
> friend used for his system with the same card and it worked).  I tried
> autoprobe and setting the irq and io myself but nothing worked.  I
> couldn't figure out a way to get past this option, either with the card
> working, or not...  I even tried going back to windows and I can't get it
> to install anymore...  Any suggestions?  Thanks,  Dallas
>
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