On 11/18/00 3:21 PM, urbanyon ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: >i am using a cdrom that came with the book 'learning debian gnu/linux' >(oreilly). various packages that even the book tells i need are not on >there.
I've done installations from that CD before on LAN network connected systems successfully. There shouldn't be anything missing from the CD to prevent you from setting up your network card successfully unless your card is supported by the list on the CD. >i am connecting to the 'net via a >dsl-type connection, using a netopia router. the network card in the >potential debian machine is a 3com PCI card, model # 3CSOHO100-TX. Have you tried using modconf and selecting other network cards to see if there's another 3COM listing you can use? >here are my questions: > >1. is there a program that i can use to set up a 'net connection using my >NIC? This was an option in the installation process if I'm not mistaken where it asks you what's the main way you'll be connecting to the Internet or if you computer is on a network already. Then you enter in all the relevant info (IP address, router info, etc.) You could modify the network files by hand though. >2. do i need to do anything to check that the NIC is, in fact, installed? Can you at least ping the network or your own machine's IP address?
