Hello
list,
I am
new to Linux and with all my searching, I can't seem to get an understanding of
NIC drivers in Linux.
Obviously in this day and age most Linux installations
need a NIC.
(I
mean ... how many Linux boxes would never be used to talk on the
net???)
I
understand about modules and how drivers can be modules or compiled into the
kernel.
What I
don't understand is what to do if I need to get a driver for a NIC because it is
not recognized.
I know
what to do in Windows when a NIC is not up due to no driver, but not in
Linux.
How
does the many Distros of Linux support so many NIC's?
I
heard about this Tulip driver which does allot of NIC's.
How do
you tell what modules do what NIC's?
I have
an application where I need to compile into the Kernel every possible NIC driver
so I can do PXE boot of any hardware we might use.
(we
have a wide range of new and old PC's ).
Any
help would be appreciated.
