On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 17:39:22 +0200
"Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I would like to connect my Win box to my current Linux box as the win
> box has all my documentation on it.
>
> I have a NIC (Realtek 8139) in in each machine and a cross-over cable
> connecting them. The win machine is running Win95 and the Linux one is
> on Mandrake 8.
>
> I get an error when starting Linux that eth0 cannot be found. Is the
> eth0 module easily found on the 2 CD set and how do I find it? Can it
> just be copied across to 'replace' the non existent one?
>
> How can I go about configuring the card to talk to the Win box and use
> its separate internal modem to connect to the web?
> --
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> Hylton Conacher on KDE 2.1.1 on kernel 2.4.3-20mdk#1
> Registered Linux user # 229959 on Mandrake 8 on an i686 (AMD 1 Ghz K7
> mobo
> Licenced Windows user
> More hardware info on request
> ===========================================================================
The first thing I would check is if HardDrake recognizes your NIC. It should,
it's a well supported card :)
-Frans
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