Thanks Tim for the response... >[eric@ericekong eric]$ cat /etc/modules.conf | grep eth I did: [glenn@localhost glenn]$ cat /etc/modules.conf | grep eth cat: /etc/modules.conf: No such file or directory >[eric@ericekong eric]$ cat /proc/interrupts | grep eth [glenn@localhost glenn]$ cat /proc/interrupts | grep eth returns nothing. When I omit the grep eth, I get a list of values but it doesn't list an ethernet device. I ran the ISA detection in DrakConf/Hardware Config. and it detects no Network Devices. How can I "add" one manually? What am I missing? Just to be sure I double checked the NIC... When I test the NIC with the 3Com disk heres the result: <clip> 3Com adapter and config detected: Etherlink III for ISA/EISA - 3C509B Twisted Pair/Coax Interrupt: 10 I/O: 300 DMA, Shared RAM: N/A Boot ROM: Disabled Performance optimized for: Win/OS2 (could also be DOS or Server) Media COnnector: RJ45 LinkBeat: Enabled Ethernet Address: 00609762A6B4 <clip> What should the performance optimization be set to? Win client/Server/DOS Thanks again. Glenn > >Well here are a few commands to run to see if Mandrake sees the card and >is going to have a chance in hell of using it. > >[eric@ericekong eric]$ cat /etc/modules.conf | grep eth >alias eth0 3c59x > >That machine has a 3Com card in it. So your 3c59x may read something >completely different. If it's there, that's a very good sign. > >But this right here is the real test. Does your NIC have an IRQ? > >[eric@ericekong eric]$ cat /proc/interrupts | grep eth > 11: 829318 XT-PIC eth0 > >If you see eth of any kind there, your card has an IRQ and merely needs >to be configured. > >You can then configure the card via HardDrake. I'd suggest that since >it's very simple. Once that's done, open DrakConf and go through and >configure the network for the card. > >After all that's done, one last command would be ifconfig. (If you're >not root, you'll have to use the path. /sbin/ifconfig) > > >eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:BA:44:04:89 > inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:60878 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:62667 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:586 txqueuelen:100 > Interrupt:7 Base address:0xe800 > >lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1 > RX packets:69 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:69 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > >That will tell you your IP address for your NIC. If you have more then >one NIC, then you'd have eth1, eth2 and so on. > >Hope that comes in hand. >tdh > >-- >T. Holmes >----------------- >UNIXTECHS.org >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >----------------- >"Real Men Use Vi!" > >Uptime: > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 7:20pm up 7 days, 1:05, 8 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >| My NIC tests ok with it's software. How can I be sure the >correct drivers, >| etc. are configured? How do I test it? >| >| > >| Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >| Go to http://wwww.mandrakestore.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > >
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