Re: Accessing internet via cable modem
From: horsager(at)comcast(dot)net ("horsager)
Date: 01/21/04
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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:45:54 -0800
Chuck,
You are welcome to email me if you like.
Jeff
horsager(at)comcast(dot)net wrote:
> Chuck Leviton wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply. I have done as you suggested.
>>
>> "horsager(at)comcast(dot)net" <"horsager(at)comcast(dot)net"> wrote in
>> message news:9tednUOXLa5YJpHdRVn-jA@comcast.com...
>>
>>> Are you sure that you need to install drivers for your cards? Maybe
>>> your leaving some things out, but it seems like your making the whole
>>> process harder than it needs to be.
>>>
>>> 1. What is the output of ifconfig?
>>> (# ifconfig)
>>
>>
>>
>> ifconfig returns a bunch of information. I will try and reproduce it as
>> faithfully as I can
>> lo link encap:local loopback
>> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
>> UP LOOBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
>> RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>> TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>>
>
> That's the loopback interface. What you wanted to see are references to
> eth0 and eth1 (you said you had two cards installed). This, in itself,
> doesn't necessarily mean they aren't recognized.
>
> You are able to cut and paste output from the terminal, I feel for you
> if you entered the above by hand.
>
>>
>>> 2. Are the cards being recognized at boot?
>>> (# dmesg | grep eth)
>>
>>
>> I think the answer is no, this command returned nothing. I just ran
>> "dmesg"
>> by itself and the output's last line is
>> "Adding swap:.....". I think the eth0 would come after this, right?
>>
>
> The first command should have caught any references to ethernet cards if
> they were recognized at boot. Here is an example of what you're looking
> for (or some variation):
>
> e100: eth0: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Connection
> e100: eth0 NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full duplex
>
> The e100 is the module and the eth0 is the nic. You say you're running
> RedHat? Have you tried to configure them through the gui tool?
>
>
>> So what do I need to do to make it recognise the cards? I had earlier
>> followed the instructions in the book on "Installing and setting Up a
>> network card" as follows
>> a) Start control panel,
>> b) launch kernel daemon configuration applet,
>> c) add a module of type eth
>> d) chose module of 3c509 for the 3Com card as I saw the following
>> information on the card viz. 3C509B-TP0
>> e) chose module of tulip for the LinkSys card (I think I saw that on the
>> Ethernet HOW-TO site)
>> f) restarted the kernel as per instructions. I got a message Starting
>> kerneld version 2.1.121 and nothing further happened after that
>> g) After some time I got fed up and rebooted
>>
>
> WTF? You can see if modules are loaded by running:
>
> # lsmod
>
> And insert them with:
>
> # modprobe <module-name>
>
> If you see no references to hardware in the tab of the gui tool, please
> post the output to the following commands:
>
> # lspci
>
> # lsmod
>
> And just for kicks:
>
> # cat /etc/modules.conf
>
> (remember, cut and paste)
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>>> Try the above commands as root and post the output.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> charles leviton wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> I have loaded RH 7.2 on my old HP Pavilion. Got it working as far as
>>>> desktop apps and so on. I want to connect to the web via my
>>>> RoadRunner. I did some looking around and it looks like
>>>> a) I need to enable ethernet connectivity on my PC
>>>> b) enable DHCP
>>>> c) connect to the modem.
>>>>
>>>> Is this OK?
>>>>
>>>> If so then I have 2 ethernet cards on my PC. One is a LinkSys that
>>>> was there already when I used to have Win 98 on this PC and other is a
>>>> 3Com card I just put in
>>>>
>>>> Q1) What is the procedure to install Linux drivers for these cards? I
>>>> have a book Mastering Red Hat Linux and all it says I have to "install
>>>> the hardware according to instructions that came with the card" But I
>>>> am woefully short of instructions and the "Ethernet How-to" is not
>>>> very clear about this
>>>>
>>>> Q2) After this do I have to do the kernel configurator deal of adding
>>>> eth0 and eth1?
>>>>
>>>> Q3 Is there anything special to do reg enabling ethernet connectivity
>>>> or is it just choosing that in the network configuration window?
>>>>
>>>> Q4) My modem is connected to a router to which I already have an XP
>>>> box connected. Do I need to do anything special 'cos I have a router
>>>> or can I connect the card to the router without any extra
>>>> configurations?
>>>>
>>>> I would like to say that I am not trying to take the easy way out
>>>> here, I have read lots of stuff online but I don't seem to have found
>>>> the right answers especially for Q1.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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