Hi, Thanks to all who answered my call for help! This message here is in response to the one from John Pearson.
> Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:15:56 +0930 > From: John Pearson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: network/ethernet card configuration problem? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > The "correct" way to proceed depends on which version of Debian you are > using (slink (2.1), potato (2.2), etc.); which is it? It is slink (2.1) > > You can check if things are going to work out for you by trying the > following commands as root: > > # lsmod > > This lists the driver modules currently loaded. > If the "ne" or "ne2k-pci"driver is loaded then you > should see it listed in the output to this command, > like so: > ne2k-pci 4136 1 It was not loaded! > > Assuming it isn't loaded, try loading it by hand. > If your NIC is a PCI card you should use the ne2k-pci > driver, like so: > # modprobe ne2k-pci > > PCI cards shouldn't need any extra parameters. > > If it's an ISA card you will need to use the ne module, > and will need to pass at least the IO port as a parameter, > with a command like this: > # modprobe ne io=0x300 irq=10 > > You can skip the IRQ parameter, but if you know what it is > then it makes things a little more bullet-proof. If you don't > know what IO address the card is using, the Windows Device Manager > (under System in Control Panels) will probably tell you. > > If the card is a bona-fide ISA/PNP card (as opposed to a > traditional ISA card) then this will fail after a cold boot, and > you will need to set the card up using isapnp before you can > use it under Linux. > The full name of the card is D-Link DE220 ISA PnP -- is this a bona-fide ISA/PNP adaptor? I tried using the command # modprobe ne io=0x300 irq=03 (these are the proper settings) and it didn't complain. However, I infer from your remarks that I will have to use 'isapnp'. I guess that this means I will have to edit (properly!) the /etc/isapnp.conf file. I looked at the website http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools and it looks like I will need a line in the file like: (CONFIGURE EDI0119/236861364 ( ... etc. The code 'EDI0119' identifies the ethernet card -- but how can I find what code to use for my card? Please let me know if there is anything else I have to know about 'isapnp'. > The way modules are handled changed a couple of times in older > (pre-2.1) Debian releases; you should check if the following files > exist: > /etc/modules.conf This one wasn't there! > /etc/conf.modules Present. > /etc/modutils/ (a directory) Present. > /etc/modules Present. > Get back to us when you've tried this and let us know what Debian > release you're using, and you should get some better-targeted > help. > Looking forward to it! James Polson
