David Zeuthen wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 2006-12-28 at 21:43 -0500, Jim Dever wrote: >> Intenet access was obtained by: >> >> ifdown eth0 >> modprobe -r dmfe >> modprobe -r tulip >> modprobe dmfe >> ifup eth0 >> >> Evidently the tulip and dmfe modules togehter have a conflict with my >> network card. I'm hoping this can be solved after an install by >> blacklisting the tulip module. > > Weird. Users should never have to blacklist modules nor even know what a > LKM is. So this should probably get filed in Bugzilla at > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Fedora%20Core > > and if you can paste the bug number here I'll follow up with one of our > kernel dudes, thanks! Basically, if you have a driver that works the > live cd should automatically connect to wired network using DHCP. > > Likewise, if your wireless chipset is supported and you have the > firmware etc. connecting to a wireless network (either cleartext, WEP, > WPA, etc.) via DHCP should be as easy as selecting it from a drop-down > menu. > > So, in 99% of all cases, non-working network connectivity is most likely > either a kernel/driver bug or simply missing firmware / drivers. >
I realize this is a thread I started a long time ago but just wanted you guys to know that the Fedora 7 Test 4 LiveCD works with my network card (a Cnet PRO200WL PCI) straight out of the box and without any fiddling around. Glad to see it! Thanks! Jim -- Fedora-livecd-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-livecd-list
