On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:50:51 +1300, you wrote:linux machine has no internet connection, it's another thing I might get set up eventually (maybe the cd writer as well, etc, etc) but at the moment not knowing much about linux it's better not setting up the dialup system since the machine is fairly invulnerable not being connected to the net.
Steve Holdoway wrote:
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:57:28 +1300, you wrote:Yes that is all done pretty much as suggested, both machines can ping themselves. There is no driver on the linux machine (see later message). I've found source 2.2.22 on the CD (6) which I'm trying to get set up to compile the driver (kernel version is 2.2.20)
Have you allocated an IP address for the windows machine in the same subnet ( eg 192.168.0.2 ) using the default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Getting it to ping is at least half the battle.
Also on the windows machine ( this is from XP ), you need Control Panel->Network Connections->Local Area connection->Properties. Click on the Advanced button under the general tab, select he Wins tab, then Press the radio button against the Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP option.
If you've got a broadband connection, you my want to download kernel version 2.2.25 from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/ and build that up. It may help, but these realtek chips have been around for quite a while. Something in the back of my mind tells me that there was ( when I was using 2.4.9 or so I think ), options for 2 different kinds of 8139 chip. I don't know if anyone else can remember this???
Steve
as it is, once the network connection is working I can download stuff on my windows machine and move it across the network.
