Bill, is the driver for the interface loaded.
$ifconfig -a and look for eth0 if not, then you probably need to insert a module. not sure what. But lspci and post here. Now maybe you don't want to actually be setting your interface address, maybe you get the address via DHCP. in that case. #ifdown eth0 edit /etc/network/interfaces comment out the current info for eth0. add iface eth0 inet dhcp save it. #ifup eth0 and hopefully it will get a dhcp lease from your router. Good luck, Greg. On Wed, 12 May 2004 07:56 am, bill wrote: > My PC is connected to the net via a router/modem and ethernet switch (home > LAN). > > Under Fedora, I merely have to "Activate" (using GUI) the ethernet card to > access the Net/Lan. This also applies to most "Live CD" distros I have > tried. > > Knoppix (debian) however, times out when I try to set up the network card. > > here is /etc/network/interfaces > > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > network 192.168.0.0 > gateway 192.168.0.254 > > All IPs are generated from the router/modem so should be no problems, > though I suspect that these are the "normal" defaults for a network card > under linux, and that I still just need to activate the network card. > > Am I correct, and how do I activate eth0 under debian/Knoppix? > > Thanks in advance > > Bill > (still in "learning" > mode) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
