I have installed 6 different Ethernet cards, some were Linux compatible, and it was only Red Hat Linux...so...how do I get online when I can't get an Ethernet card to work regardless of what I do?
2007-03-10 11:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by Mashu 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Well, I dont know how to change any settings, but if someone were to tell me how I could learn.
I am using whatever the newest version of Linux is.
The ethernet card is US Robotics, but Im not sure of the model. And Ive had a few 3com ones...but they didnt have drivers on the website.
2007-03-10 11:32:25 · update #1
That's wierd... every NIC i've tried with Ubuntu worked 'out of the box'. Including 3 different laptops (and unbelievably the wifi adapter in one of them worked straight off once I configured in the SSID and WEP key.
In fact I'm typing this from a laptop running Ubuntu with a working ethernet NIC.
What version of Ubuntu are you using? I've used 5.10 and 6.06 (not got round to trying 6.10 yet).
Did you build your PC with the network card in or did you build it with no network card and add the network card? It maybe didn't load any ethernet components if you built a not-networkable PC. If so, put in the network card and reinstall Ubuntu. Or better yet, just run up the 'live' CD and see if it finds the network card (s).
Use package manager to check you've got netbase installed. Install it if it's missing.
Run the command 'ifconfig' and check it returns details for eth0 as well as lo.
If eth0 is there, try 'ifdown eth0' followed by 'ifup eth0' while it's cabled into the router.
2007-03-10 11:27:26 · answer #1 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You first have to find out the brand name and model number of the ethernet card. Do this by going to the web site of the makers of the card. Then find out what chipset is used. Look up the makes of the chip set to see if is a Linux driver for the ethernet card. Do this with each Ethernet card you have. After you the right card installed with the right linux driver supported, try these commands such as:
ifconfig (which might be located in /sbin/ifconfig) see if it lists eth0 and if it does, this means it knows the card is installed. See if thre is a Mac Hardware address for the card in the ifconfig output. If so, then the computer is able to talk to the card which is good.
Next, try to use the "ping" command to your router.
If you have a router, such as a Linksys WRT54G, then its IP address should be:
192.168.1.1
at the command line just like you typed in ifconfig type in:
ping 192.168.1.1
You would hit control-c to stop the ping.
If you are able tp ping the router, but can't get to the internet by
ping yahoo.com
then there is a problem between the internet and the DSL modem.
If you are able to ping yahoo.com then you are on the internet.
If that shows you are on the internet, then you should be up and running.
In summary: put in each ethernet card one at a time...
and do a ifconfig on each one.
Then do a ping to the router, and then to the internet.
I would do this with each card, because most versions of Linux that I have used such as CentOS, Damn Small Linux, and Knoppix are set-up to use many ethernet cards. So do this first before hunting for a driver. Good luck and I hope this helps!
Also, consider going with CentOS, ethernet cards on three different computers of mine worked "out of the box" with it.
2007-03-10 19:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by jumpingrightin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might need to make a configuration file.
2007-03-10 19:16:35 · answer #3 · answered by mtl171 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋