detecting NIC's

From: THUFIR HAWAT (hawat.thufir_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/22/05

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    I have an older computer which is an IBM personal computer 300 GL
    desktop. This computer, named geidiprime, is a pentium II and has two
    NIC's: 3com and D-Link. However:

    Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
    (C) Copyright 1985-1999 Microsoft Corp.

    C:\>ipconfig

    Windows 2000 IP Configuration

    C:\>ipconfig /all

    Windows 2000 IP Configuration

            Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : geidiprime
            Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . :
            Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast
            IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
            WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    C:\>

    This computer came with the 3com NIC in "slot A." I took the 3com NIC
    out and put the D-Link NIC into "slot A" and then the 3com NIC into
    "slot B" (because I was having trouble fitting the D-Link NIC into
    "slot B").

    The D-Link NIC came with a cd labeled DFE538TX, which holds the
    driver, which I installed. The 3com I know nothing about, but it came
    with the computer. I've recently used the D-Link NIC in a different
    computer and am quite confident that both NIC's are physically ok, but
    am only reasonably certain they're installed correctly.

    Instead of Windows 2000 (win2k) I'll install, at least temporarily,
    Linux. I'm crossing my fingers that Linux will see at least one of
    these NIC's, which, for whatever, win2k isn't. Is this a vain hope?
    I just want to find out what's going on. Assuming, if you don't mind,
    that Linux doesn't show detecting these NIC's during the boot, what
    are some things to do?

    ifconfig
    netstat
    route
    RTFM ad nauseum

    -Thufir

    grr, just spent all night downloading disc1, and now the md5sum
    doesn't match. here goes *again*... 

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