> I downloaded Ducling 1.0, and I am wondering about the best way to support > Netgear cards. I have downloaded the driver source from the Netgear site, > so its seems to be a matter of compiling for the Ducling distribution. > > 1) Is there a module that already supports this card (such as tulip.o)?
I don't think so...if there is it would probably be natsemi.o, but I don't think that was a part of the 2.2.16 kernel by default... > 2) Are there patches available for the 2.2.16 kernel source that are needed > before I try to compile the module, and if so, where do I get them? If you want to build a whole new kernel, yes, you *DO* need patches, which can be found on my site...see the kernel.readme file for details: http://lrp.steinkuehler.net/files/kernels/Eiger/ >From a practical standpoint, I don't think any of the patches are affecting the network driver code, so you should be able to simply compile against a 2.2.16 kernel, or use a pre-compiled driver if one is avaiable for the 2.2.16 kernel somewhere (from NetGear maybe?). NOTE: Of course the better thing to do might be to simply upgrade to the 2.2.19 kernel from Dachstein. Both the natsemi *AND* the NetGear (fa311.o) modules are available, and you get a newer version of IPSec to boot. You'll have to update the ipsec.lrp file on your floppy to the one from Dachstein, add the ifconfig.lrp and mawk.lrp files, and update all modules in your modules.lrp to the 2.2.19 versions. It's maybe a bit more work on the distribution, but you don't have to compile the kernel (and if you *do* decide you want to, making a Dachstein kernel is easier and better documented than making an Eiger kernel...see the Dachstein kernel source directory for details). You also get a much improved version of IPSec, and a newer kernel... This is all assuming you don't have a CD-ROM available for your firewall...if you do, you should try booting the Dachstein CD version. It's pretty slick...I use it for a small corperate VPN network myself, so that's kind of what it was designed for... Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
