On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 09:17, Merlin Zener wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-01-05 at 19:57, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > [...snip]
> > 8139 suggests a Realtek, which are usually OK. Do you use dhcp or
> > static IP?
> >
>
> I've got no idea.
> When both machines are running windoze it *just works*. I've never
> entered a specific IP address to connect to the net [via modem] so I'm
> assuming the ISP assigns one to me. I didn't think I needed an IP
> address to get my local network running - I thought that was only to
> connect to outside web pages etc?
>
> How would I find out what Linux *thinks* it's using?
>
> TIA
Hi Merlin:
First of all, let's find out whether Mandrake is loading your NIC
driver. For this, enter the command:
lsmod | grep 8139too
Next, let's see what your NIC setup is. Enter the command:
cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Please, post in a message the outputs of these two commands, no matter
what they are.
Anne, Since in Windows the IP are 169.254.something I assume it is using
ZEROCONF to setup the lan connection.
Adolfo
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