On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:18 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 17:45, James Sparenberg wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 14:40, Joe Sprankle wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > I have just installed Mandrake 9.1 on a Toshiba Protege 7140 laptop. > > > The laptop doesn't have a cdrom so I installed via a pcmcia cdrom. I > > > only have one pcmcia slot so my pcmcia nic wasn't set up during > > > inststall. Now installation is complete and for the life of me I can't > > > seem to get this nic to configure via dhcp. I know my dhcp server is > > > ok, I checked it with another box. I know the card is working because I > > > can bring it up via ifconfig and ping the dhcp sever. > > > In the past with other distros I could simply edit the > > > /etc/pcmcia/network.opts script and viola. No so here. If I run > > > /etc/pcmcia/network start eth0 it doesn't show any error nor do > > > anything. I tried using the Mandrake Control Center and no matter what > > > I try, the wizzard, or even doing a static ip in expert mode I get "not > > > connected" Any ideas? > > > Joe > > > > Couple of questions. > > > > 1. if you do cardctl Does it find your card correctly. > > 2. When you insert the card do you here the beep beep not a beep bonk? > > 3. Besides /etc/sysconfig/netweork-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 you also should > > have /etc/sysconfig/network in place. > > > > HOSTNAME=[your host name here] > > NETWORKING=yes > > > > is how network should look > > > > and > > > > DEVICE=eth1 > > oops this should have been DEVICE=eth0 > > > BOOTPROTO=dhcp > > ONBOOT=yes > > > > is how ifcfg-eth0 should look. > > > > now for the most important file /etc/syconfig/pcmcia. This one has bit > > me a couple of times. > > > > PCMCIA=yes > > PCIC=yenta_socket > > PCIC_OPTS=do_scan=0 > > CORE_OPTS= > > CARDMGR_OPTS=-f > > > > is mine the first two lines are the most important. Odds on if you > > didn't have a pcmcia card in there during boot it says pcmcia=no. The > > last 3 lines are ones that AFAIK are unique to my card here. Yours may > > need to be just blank, But it does work on both my wireless and on my > > wired cards. > > > > James
Sorry to interject, but I'll grasp on the opportunity: I just lost my previous PCMCIA card (broke a pin, by stepping on the cable), which was a Xircom Realport NIC+modem, and - obviously - decided to change it with a new one (other type, though). ... tallking about frustration!!! I have tried two different cards - so far: a Netgear FA511 and a Xircom XE2000. Both are detected correctly, but none would work with DHCP anymore (the original one did). And even under the scenario of having to manually change the IP addresses between home and work (where is that multiple profile - promised land thingy?!?), it works only if running first drakconf, changing everything (IP, mask, gateway, DNS, etc.), NOT working - though - the first time, then running # ifconfig eth0 with the parameters needed to setup the IP and netmask, then running # route for the new default - and, at this stage, the things still won't work - then again drakconf - after which - finally - the network starts properly. Attempted between each of the above steps a "service network restart", with the eth0 always failing ... and "NO" - it won't work if I would just run ifconfig first, then drakconf: it seems to work only if: changes in drakconf --> no go --> ifconfig eth0 and route --> no go --> again drakconf --> finally! ... ... I know someone posted earlier in the month a series of (rightful) jokes about W2K and networking setup ... I was laughing too much and I got punished ;) ... my MDK9.1 on a Toshiba 8100 is no different now - an ongoing exercise in futility. Stef
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