--- Adam Galant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Erik Price wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I am new to Debian and installation of linux, and am trying to get > my > > network card recognized. It is a 3Com 3905B model (I believe), and > I'm > > not sure what steps to take for that. The installer program didn't > > recognize the card on its own, but I know that it's in there, > because > > the machine boots into windows (on another drive) with no problem.
[...] > You need to load a module for 3c950. > > Run modconf (as root) and choose 'net' category then look for > '3c59x'. Select this module - it should load with no problem. > > Then you'll have network card module installed. > > Now edit /etc/network/interfaces (see 'man interfaces' for details on > syntax). When you are done, do '/etc/init.d/networking restart' and > you > have network running. Adam, [cc'd to debian-user] Thanks very much for the advice about what to do. I didn't know about the "modconf" program, so I ran it (as root), and selected the driver you mentioned -- 3C56X. It installed successfully (according to the installer). Then I read "man interfaces", which explained how to write the /etc/network/interfaces file, but didn't tell me exactly what to write. I took a few guesses based on the man page: auto eth0-work iface eth0-work inet dhcp auto eth1-work iface eth1-work inet dhcp Because it is an ethernet card, and I seem to remember that "ethX" is how these are referred to by inet. However, when I ran the script "/etc/init.d/networking restart", I got a warning that the device was not recognized. I tried rebooting to see if it would get recognized upon boot, but no effect. Can you recommend a /etc/network/interfaces configuration or any other suggestion? Thanks very much, Erik __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
