Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
John Covici composed on 2022-06-18 04:21 (UTC-0400): > Hi. I just installed Debian Bullseye on a refurbished computer which > I am going to use as a voip server. Now, due to my ignorance, at the > very end of the install, I selected to use #12 which said standard > system items. > Well, to my horror, I got gnome with all its dependencies. I ran > apt-get and purged all the gnome items. However, my outgoing > connection instead of being in /etc/network/interfaces is now managed > by network-manager. I don't want to use the gui, but there seems to > be no good way to configure the connection, should I need to do so. > /etc/systemd/network is empty. I think nmcli handles anything the GUI could, but I never have NetworkMangler installed to test it. > So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces or somehow > manage the existing connection which is buried in > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and is readable, but I could > never change it. Configure the interface in (e.g., for eth0) /etc/systemd/network/eth0.network. Disable "managed" resolver; populate /etc/resolv.conf. # systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service # systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service The above is the short version of how I've been converting all my static networking installations, which is all of them, minus the laptops. In addition, your old networking config/system needs to be fully disabled and/or purged. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
Thanks everyone, this is what I think I will do, just use network/interfaces. On Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:00:27 -0400, Anssi Saari wrote: > > John Covici writes: > > > So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces > > This should be simple enough. Uninstall NetworkManager, package > network-manager, edit /etc/network/interfaces as you like. The > networking.service is used to run ifup and ifdown to configure and > reconfigure the network with what's in /etc/network/interfaces. > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
John Covici writes: > So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces This should be simple enough. Uninstall NetworkManager, package network-manager, edit /etc/network/interfaces as you like. The networking.service is used to run ifup and ifdown to configure and reconfigure the network with what's in /etc/network/interfaces.
Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
I did not get that tasksel at all, at the end of the install I had 12 choices, 11 was ssh server and 12 was standard system components and by mistake I chose 12. I cannot use the gui, I need speech to read the screen and I don't want all that bloat running on a voip server. What if I just put a stanza in /etc/network/interfaces and get rid of network manager? On Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:04:47 -0400, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 04:21:35AM -0400, John Covici wrote: > > Hi. I just installed Debian Bullseye on a refurbished computer which > > I am going to use as a voip server. Now, due to my ignorance, at the > > very end of the install, I selected to use #12 which said standard > > system items. > > > > Well, to my horror, I got gnome with all its dependencies. I ran > > apt-get and purged all the gnome items. However, my outgoing > > connection instead of being in /etc/network/interfaces is now managed > > by network-manager. I don't want to use the gui, but there seems to > > be no good way to configure the connection, should I need to do so. > > /etc/systemd/network is empty. > > > > So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces or somehow > > manage the existing connection which is buried in > > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and is readable, but I could > > never change it. > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > > > -- > > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > > How do > > you spend it? > > > > John Covici wb2una > > cov...@ccs.covici.com > > > > Hi John, > > I find that nmtui - the text interface is quite useful. It is persistent - > configuration will stick around. > > For anybody else: if you really don't want a GUI at all: if you deselect > both GNOME and Debian desktop components in the tasksel step of the Debian > installer then you should get no GUI components. If you then explicitly > select standard install components lower down in tasksel, you will get > some X Windows libraries but you will end up with no GUI and no desktop > environment as far as I recollect. It's necessary to uncheck both the > Debian desktop environment AND the default of GNOME which is selected. > > All the very best, as ever, > > Andy Cater > -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
On Sat, Jun 18, 2022 at 04:21:35AM -0400, John Covici wrote: > Hi. I just installed Debian Bullseye on a refurbished computer which > I am going to use as a voip server. Now, due to my ignorance, at the > very end of the install, I selected to use #12 which said standard > system items. > > Well, to my horror, I got gnome with all its dependencies. I ran > apt-get and purged all the gnome items. However, my outgoing > connection instead of being in /etc/network/interfaces is now managed > by network-manager. I don't want to use the gui, but there seems to > be no good way to configure the connection, should I need to do so. > /etc/systemd/network is empty. > > So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces or somehow > manage the existing connection which is buried in > /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and is readable, but I could > never change it. > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > > -- > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > How do > you spend it? > > John Covici wb2una > cov...@ccs.covici.com > Hi John, I find that nmtui - the text interface is quite useful. It is persistent - configuration will stick around. For anybody else: if you really don't want a GUI at all: if you deselect both GNOME and Debian desktop components in the tasksel step of the Debian installer then you should get no GUI components. If you then explicitly select standard install components lower down in tasksel, you will get some X Windows libraries but you will end up with no GUI and no desktop environment as far as I recollect. It's necessary to uncheck both the Debian desktop environment AND the default of GNOME which is selected. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater
Re: new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
On 6/18/2022 10:21 AM, John Covici wrote: Hi. I just installed Debian Bullseye on a refurbished computer which I am going to use as a voip server. Now, due to my ignorance, at the very end of the install, I selected to use #12 which said standard system items. Well, to my horror, I got gnome with all its dependencies. I ran apt-get and purged all the gnome items. However, my outgoing connection instead of being in /etc/network/interfaces is now managed by network-manager. I don't want to use the gui, but there seems to be no good way to configure the connection, should I need to do so. /etc/systemd/network is empty. So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces or somehow manage the existing connection which is buried in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and is readable, but I could never change it. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. If I may, redo the install from scratch and use '11' to only install 'standard system items' ! :) To answer your question specifically, you can 'purge' networkmanager with something like: $ apt-get --autoremove purge -- John Doe
new install: configuring ethernet strangeness
Hi. I just installed Debian Bullseye on a refurbished computer which I am going to use as a voip server. Now, due to my ignorance, at the very end of the install, I selected to use #12 which said standard system items. Well, to my horror, I got gnome with all its dependencies. I ran apt-get and purged all the gnome items. However, my outgoing connection instead of being in /etc/network/interfaces is now managed by network-manager. I don't want to use the gui, but there seems to be no good way to configure the connection, should I need to do so. /etc/systemd/network is empty. So, how can I either get back to /etc/network/interfaces or somehow manage the existing connection which is buried in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and is readable, but I could never change it. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici wb2una cov...@ccs.covici.com
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
Dear Peter, On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 11:56 +0200, Wolodja Wentland wrote: On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 13:32 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: [... offline bpo kernel install instructions ...] On Thu, Jun 03, 2010 at 21:45 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: Wolodja -- thanks, that worked! My NIC now works, and I am in fact writing this e-mail from my Debian workstation! Great - hope you enjoy it! And you can now install all packages from backports easily if you have the need to do so :) May you have a sunny and nice day! Wolodja -- .''`. Wolodja Wentlandwentl...@cl.uni-heidelberg.de : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 13:32 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote:
Wolodja -- in looking at the instructions on the backports.org website, I
surmise that the instructions will download the new packages from the
backports.org website and then install the updated kernel and everything that
the updated kernel needs (ie, all its dependencies).
Unfortunately, since the problem I'm trying to solve is that the network
connection on my Debian workstation isn't supported, I'm assuming that this
won't work. I think that leaves me with two options:
1. Walk through the dependency information provided at backports.org to
identify all the packages which are needed by the updated kernel; download on
my working computer (WinXP) and copy to optical or USB drive; use that to do
the install.
2. Since my Debian installation is brand new, I could also simply replace the
Lenny install with a Squeeze install -- essentially, start over Squeeze.
Does option (1) sound utterly unappealing? I'm inclined to give it a shot,
knowing that I can always fall back on option (2) if I totally botch (1).
Hehe - Should have anticipated that :)
Given that the (real) kernel package shouldn't have any dependencies you
can just download it directly from backports.org, transfer it to the
computer and install it manually.
In detail:
Download
Get one of the following packages and transfer them using, for example,
an USB stick, to the other computer.
(i) http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backports/linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.3-686
(ii) http://packages.debian.org/lenny-backports/linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.3-amd64
Installation
You can install the package with dpkg -i name_of_the_package.deb,
reboot your computer and you should then be able to use your NIC.
Post Installation Configuration
---
I would advise you to follow the instructions on backports.org now and
install the linux-image-2.6-{686,amd64} metapackage in addition to the
(real) package installed before and issue the following command:
aptitude markauto linux-image-2.6.32-bpo.3-{686,amd64}
This will ensure that the newest kernel from backports will always be
installed as linux-image-2.6-{686,amd64} depends on the newest real
kernel package. [2]
A completely different approach would be to use the installer from [1]
which are Lenny installation images with a newer kernel, but that should
not be necessary given that you have already installed Debian.
Have a nice day
Wolodja
[1] http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/
[2] I assume that you have configured pinning as detailed on the
backports.org website.
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Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
Wolodja -- thanks, that worked! My NIC now works, and I am in fact writing this e-mail from my Debian workstation! -PT On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.com wrote: Wolodja -- in looking at the instructions on the backports.org website, I surmise that the instructions will download the new packages from the backports.org website and then install the updated kernel and everything that the updated kernel needs (ie, all its dependencies). Unfortunately, since the problem I'm trying to solve is that the network connection on my Debian workstation isn't supported, I'm assuming that this won't work. I think that leaves me with two options: 1. Walk through the dependency information provided at backports.org to identify all the packages which are needed by the updated kernel; download on my working computer (WinXP) and copy to optical or USB drive; use that to do the install. 2. Since my Debian installation is brand new, I could also simply replace the Lenny install with a Squeeze install -- essentially, start over Squeeze. Does option (1) sound utterly unappealing? I'm inclined to give it a shot, knowing that I can always fall back on option (2) if I totally botch (1). -PT On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.com wrote: Wolodja -- the output from the lspci command is 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:10f0] (rev 06) Papul -- the kernel is 2.6.26-2-amd64. Sounds like I should just go ahead and update my kernel, and that should solve some other, unrelated and less critical issues. I'll try that tonight (right now it's 7:15 AM local time and I'm off to work). Thanks for the suggestions, -PT On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.comwrote: I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no dhcpd.conf file is present, and dhcpd is not listed in inetd.conf. I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. So what I think I need to do is the following: 1. Download and install the LAN driver 2. Manually configure the system so that it recognizes the Ethernet tap 3. Add eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces 4. add a dhcpd.conf file 5. add dhcpd to inetd.conf. Does that sound about right, or is the reality simpler / less simple than that? Assuming I've got it right: how do I accomplish step 2? Thanks in advance, -PT
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
On 6/2/2010 10:41 AM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no dhcpd.conf file is present, and dhcpd is not listed in inetd.conf. I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. So what I think I need to do is the following: 1. Download and install the LAN driver 2. Manually configure the system so that it recognizes the Ethernet tap 3. Add eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces 4. add a dhcpd.conf file 5. add dhcpd to inetd.conf. Does that sound about right, or is the reality simpler / less simple than that? Assuming I've got it right: how do I accomplish step 2? Thanks in advance, -PT What is your current kernel version? An update might solve the issue. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hu546e$5k...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 22:11 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/ desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. I think that your issue might be easily solved by installing a newer kernel. From what I can tell by the little research I've just done is that your NIC should be supported by the e1000e module, but I am unsure which version you need exactly. In order to determine that it would help tremendously if you could post the output of the following command: lspci -nn | grep -i ethernet The easiest way to install a new kernel in Lenny is to use the ones from backports. Follow the instructions given on [1] and install the new kernel with: aptitude install -t lenny-backports linux-image-2.6-686 or aptitude install -t lenny-backports linux-image-2.6-amd64 which depends on the architecture you are using or if you want a 64bit kernel or not. Backports ships 2.6.32 these days and looking at [2] confirms that your chipset - 82578DC - is indeed supported in that kernel version. good luck Wolodja [1] http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions [2] http://tinyurl.com/32tnklm -- .''`. Wolodja Wentlandwentl...@cl.uni-heidelberg.de : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
Wolodja -- the output from the lspci command is 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:10f0] (rev 06) Papul -- the kernel is 2.6.26-2-amd64. Sounds like I should just go ahead and update my kernel, and that should solve some other, unrelated and less critical issues. I'll try that tonight (right now it's 7:15 AM local time and I'm off to work). Thanks for the suggestions, -PT On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.com wrote: I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no dhcpd.conf file is present, and dhcpd is not listed in inetd.conf. I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. So what I think I need to do is the following: 1. Download and install the LAN driver 2. Manually configure the system so that it recognizes the Ethernet tap 3. Add eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces 4. add a dhcpd.conf file 5. add dhcpd to inetd.conf. Does that sound about right, or is the reality simpler / less simple than that? Assuming I've got it right: how do I accomplish step 2? Thanks in advance, -PT
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 07:14 -0700, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: Wolodja -- the output from the lspci command is 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:10f0] (rev 06) Yes, [1] confirms that you need at least 2.6.31 for your NIC - I already outlined the easiest way to install 2.6.32 in the previous mail. Have a nice day Wolodja [1] http://kmuto.jp/debian/hcl/index.rhtmlx?check=1lspci=8086:10f0 -- .''`. Wolodja Wentlandwentl...@cl.uni-heidelberg.de : :' : `. `'` 4096R/CAF14EFC `- 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
Wolodja -- in looking at the instructions on the backports.org website, I surmise that the instructions will download the new packages from the backports.org website and then install the updated kernel and everything that the updated kernel needs (ie, all its dependencies). Unfortunately, since the problem I'm trying to solve is that the network connection on my Debian workstation isn't supported, I'm assuming that this won't work. I think that leaves me with two options: 1. Walk through the dependency information provided at backports.org to identify all the packages which are needed by the updated kernel; download on my working computer (WinXP) and copy to optical or USB drive; use that to do the install. 2. Since my Debian installation is brand new, I could also simply replace the Lenny install with a Squeeze install -- essentially, start over Squeeze. Does option (1) sound utterly unappealing? I'm inclined to give it a shot, knowing that I can always fall back on option (2) if I totally botch (1). -PT On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.com wrote: Wolodja -- the output from the lspci command is 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:10f0] (rev 06) Papul -- the kernel is 2.6.26-2-amd64. Sounds like I should just go ahead and update my kernel, and that should solve some other, unrelated and less critical issues. I'll try that tonight (right now it's 7:15 AM local time and I'm off to work). Thanks for the suggestions, -PT On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Peter Tenenbaum quar...@gmail.comwrote: I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no dhcpd.conf file is present, and dhcpd is not listed in inetd.conf. I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. So what I think I need to do is the following: 1. Download and install the LAN driver 2. Manually configure the system so that it recognizes the Ethernet tap 3. Add eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces 4. add a dhcpd.conf file 5. add dhcpd to inetd.conf. Does that sound about right, or is the reality simpler / less simple than that? Assuming I've got it right: how do I accomplish step 2? Thanks in advance, -PT
Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no dhcpd.conf file is present, and dhcpd is not listed in inetd.conf. I suspect that the problem is that the motherboard is so new that it's not supported in the 2.6.26 version of the kernel: when I looked at the Intel webpage relevant to the board, http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/dh55tc/sb/CS-031186.htm, it suggests that a LAN driver may be needed for Linux, and I infer from their table of information that this is more likely to be the case for kernel versions prior to about 2.6.31. So what I think I need to do is the following: 1. Download and install the LAN driver 2. Manually configure the system so that it recognizes the Ethernet tap 3. Add eth0 to /etc/network/interfaces 4. add a dhcpd.conf file 5. add dhcpd to inetd.conf. Does that sound about right, or is the reality simpler / less simple than that? Assuming I've got it right: how do I accomplish step 2? Thanks in advance, -PT
Configuring ethernet driver
Hi, I would like point out a problem with the installation instructions for Debian. Nowhere does the user receive a hint how to configure the Ethernet driver. I wasted considerable time getting my network connection up because I didn't know, 1) what my Ethernet card driver was and 2)what configuration parameters it needed. I did get things up a running. I'd like to feed my experience back into the documentation. Has anyone else had the same problem(s) and if so, where could the documentation be improved to make installation easer? Gary Setter
RE: Configuring ethernet driver
I would like point out a problem with the installation instructions for Debian. Nowhere does the user receive a hint how to configure the Ethernet driver. I wasted considerable time getting my network connection up because I didn't know, 1) what my Ethernet card driver was and 2)what configuration parameters it needed. I did get things up a running. I'd like to feed my experience back into the documentation. Has anyone else had the same problem(s) and if so, where could the documentation be improved to make installation easer? I had the same problem. My card wasn't listed. Good thing I had another computer at my side with net access. A google search turned up the driver to select. If I didn't have the other computer, I would have been out of luck. Robert S. Koss, Ph.D. | Training and Mentoring Senior Consultant | Object Oriented Design Object Mentor, Inc. | C++, Java www.objectmentor.com| Extreme Programming
Re: Configuring ethernet driver
On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 07:29:28PM -0500, Gary Setter wrote: Hi, I would like point out a problem with the installation instructions for Debian. Nowhere does the user receive a hint how to configure the Ethernet driver. I wasted considerable time getting my network connection up because I didn't know, 1) what my Ethernet card driver was and 2)what configuration parameters it needed. Sounds to me like it was the most valuable part of the install for you. You learned something:) I did get things up a running. I'd like to feed my experience back into the documentation. Has anyone else had the same problem(s) and if so, where could the documentation be improved to make installation easer? I'm a little confused here. What type of documentation is going to tell you what network card you have in your computer and what configuration parameters that card needs for your machine? If your wishing that the card was auto detected and installed for you then join the development team and start coding. Running linux often forces you to know something about your computer's hardware. Learn where to find the information. If I don't know what network card is in a computer, if it has windows installed, I would look in devices to find out. If that isn't an option I would pop the cover and look on the card for the information. Once you know the card search google.com/linux for the driver name or the debian-user mail list or http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/nic.html, etc. Whether it is hardware/software or the OS you are dealing with, at some point you're going to have to read documentation if you want to run linux. hth, kent
Re: configuring ethernet?
On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 05:08:13AM +, Frank Copeland wrote: :there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? : :vi. : :Assuming the PCMCIA packages are installed, edit :/etc/pcmcia/network.opts to suit your setup. Make sure the PCMCIA :software is running with '/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart'. Then insert the :NIC and see how it goes. My responsed missed the laptop part sorry, while /etc/network/interfaces will work, /etc/pcmcia/network.opts is a *much* better way to go. -Jon
Re: configuring ethernet?
Forrest English wrote: i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use to do this? there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? For PCMCIA cards there's a utility called something like pcnetcfg or pcnetconfig ... something along those lines, anyway. IIRC it'll prompt you for a few things, and then set up the /etc/pcmcia/network.opts file for you. Then do a 'etc/init.d/pcmcia reload' and all should be well. It's been a while since I had to do this on my laptop, but it worked easily. -- Mike Werner KA8YSD | He that is slow to believe anything and | everything is of great understanding, '91 GS500E| for belief in one false principle is the Morgantown WV | beginning of all unwisdom. pgprs5o7STcHd.pgp Description: PGP signature
configuring ethernet?
i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use to do this? there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? -- Forrest English http://truffula.net I don't like this air, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop breathing. -Doug Martsch
Re: configuring ethernet?
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 06:54:28PM -0800, Forrest English wrote: :i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the :base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need :to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use :to do this? : :there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? edit /etc/network/interfaces format is: # /etc/network/interfaces -- configuration file for ifup(8), ifdown(8) # The loopback interface iface lo inet loopback # The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian installation # (network, broadcast and gateway are optional) iface eth0 inet static address 128.52.x.x netmask 255.255.255.0 network 128.52..x.y broadcast 128.52.x.z gateway 128.52.x.w -Jon
Re: configuring ethernet?
On 19 Jan 01 02:54:28 GMT, Forrest English [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i have a pcmcia NIC that i want to use in my laptop, i managed to get the base system installed from floppies. but, now after the install, i need to setup my network connection.is there an application that i can use to do this? there was netcfg for redhat. what do i use in debian? vi. Assuming the PCMCIA packages are installed, edit /etc/pcmcia/network.opts to suit your setup. Make sure the PCMCIA software is running with '/etc/init.d/pcmcia restart'. Then insert the NIC and see how it goes. Frank
