Re: After installation no Internet



AnonymousFC4 wrote:

> David:
> Linux support for Tulip is usually very good.
> I suggest that you use the configuration tool called YAST2 (in the KDE
> menu appears under the name of "Control Center".
>
> YAST is a mostly GUI configuration tool, ( SUSE "Control Panel" in MS
> parlance), and detecting your Tulip chip and installing the drivers should
> be a breeze...
>
> During the SUSE install you probably enter the wrong options, else the
> TULIP driver would have been installed.
>
> Have fun.
>
> - AFC4 -
>
> David Wright wrote:
>
>> Abel wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Sorry for crossposting, but I'm hoping for an answer to my problem.
>>>
>>> I just installed Suse Linux OSS 10.0. First I tried a Internet install.
>>> During that installation I got the message:
>>> "An error occurred during the network configuration. your network card
>>> probably was not recognized by the kernel."
>>>
>>> Then I downloaded the 5 ISO files and burned the CD's. With the CD's I
>>> installed 10.0. When I tested the Internet connection the result was a
>>> failure.
>>>
>>> When I now look at the hardware information I see that the card (a
>>> Digital equipment corporation DECchip 21041 [Tulip pass3] (rev 21)) is
>>> recognized, but that I still don't have access to the Internet.
>>>
>>> I searched around but could not find any information. Has anyone an idea
>>> how I need to continue? Any logfiles I need to consult?
>>>
>>> Abel.
>>
>> Is your network card really a DEC Tulip chipset? Have you configured the
>> network card (i.e. is there a DHCP server on your network and is the card
>> configured to retrieve the DHCP details? Or are you using a fixed IP
>> address?)
>>
>> If the latter, make sure the dns server and standard gateway are correct.
>>
>> In a command line, what does "ifconfig" tell you? (you need to su to root
>> to run this command.)
>>
>> Dave

You're replying to the wrong person, mine is a Marvell Gigabit chipset :-P

Dave
.



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