Le vendredi 10 août 2007 10:18, ozmate a écrit : > > Hi, > > I've installed Etch on an IBM T21 laptop. Everything works just fine, > how great it is to work with such a complete operating system. > > But unfortunately I'm struggling with the embedded NIC card. > > lspci -v > Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 09) > > It appears in the Networking configuration panel. But if: > > 1/ if I set it to dhcp: I don't have any IP Address. > ifconfig -a shows me that no IP address has been assigned > > 2/ if I set it to static: I can't ping anything > ifconfig -a shows me that the correct settings are set, though. > > Now, if I plug an PCMCIA Xircom EtherJet card in the laptop, > it is recognized and works fine. DHCP ok, Static IP ok. I can > access the outside world... > > I've surfed the Internet to find any solutions, but with no lucks. > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello,
Did you try with installing a newer kernel (like 2.6.21) with backport ? Because the default one is a little out of date (it is a stable release after all ...) http://www.backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions search for a linux-image_kernel-version
