the best thing for you to do here is get yourself a cheap PCI nic then boot mandrake it will auto detect and configure it. it did for me anyways. Luc --- Romanator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using the @Home cable service. After this web > page, my connections > to the Internet and email were restored. Go to the > following web link > and read the instructions for @Home. You will have > to modify some files > manually using TextEdit. > > http://members.home.net/randal.leavitt/CableModemConnectionNotes.html > > Good Luck! > > Roman > > > > nishant wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I have a linux newbie and just installed mandrake > 7.1. > > I basically need to get my realtek 8029 card up > and running so as to > > connect to the internet through my cable modem > (shaw @home) > > > > I went into the drak conf and looked at the > hardware installed (i > > think its called Lothar and I enabled isa detect). > > Under network card I saw that my realtek card was > detected. > > > > However, when i boot up linux, I dont get the > eth 0 [OK] > > i dont get anything at all. > > > > I have played around with the network configurator > in the drakconf but > > to no success. > > The best result i seem to have gotten is > eth 0 : delaying > > network initialization (or some such thing) > > > > > > I need to get my ethernet card working in order to > use the internet > > via the shaw @home cable connect. > > > > Caa someone pls gimme step by step instruction on > what to do. Any help > > would be much appreciated. > > Thanks again for any help any of u can give me. > > > > > > P.S. Can anyone suggest a good linux book for a > newbie to pick up. I > > hear that "RUNNING LINUX" is awesome for a > beginner. Any comments on > > tyhis subject matter too would be apprecaited. > > > > Thanks, > > demo Nish> begin:vcard > n:#179293;Roman > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > adr:;;;;;; > version:2.1 > note:Fueled by Penguin Power > x-mozilla-cpt:;3296 > fn:Roman - Registered Linux User #179293 > end:vcard > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
