Hi, thx a lot to both of you! i can now use my network successfully :-) What I did in the first place was running the modconf - this way I got to select my network-adaptor from a list (it´s a Tulip compatible 'Kingston' PCI card btw.).
I then configured the network to go through my default gateway, and then I was on the net, and I could browse around with lynx. BUT - everytime I reboot the system this configuration is lost... I have a file "/etc/init.d/networking" that contains a script of some sort, and as far as I can see there is no where in that script to insert IPADDRESS, GATEWAY and DNS´s. There´s an example configuration in a file called "network", but copying (and chmod´ing) this into the same directory had no effect. Should I just (modify and) add the lines from "network" into "networking"? - If 'yes' should they be in top of the file? Thx again! /Henrik -- - Stay in the rhythm! - http://www.netwerk.dk - http://www.neotek.as > -----Original Message----- > From: Jason Pepas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16. april 2001 23:35 > To: Henrik Jensen; debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: newbie - how do I install a driver for my network adapter > > > Hey henrik > > first, try ifconfig. look for eth0 - this is your ethernet card. > > if you see it there, but net access still isnt working, then your system > is seeing the hardware, but it just isnt set up correctly. > > some quick fixes that might work- > > ifup -a > > or > > pump > > else, look in /etc/network/interfaces and check if everything is set up > right. read man interfaces to get a jist of the syntax and such. > > if you dont see eth0 when you run ifconfig, then the system does not > know about hte hardware yet. > > the biggest issue here is whether your card is ISA or PCI. > > if ISA, run apt-cache search isapnp and install everything that comes > up. > > try the man pages for isapnp, isapnp.conf, modutils, and update-modules. > Basically, debian has a special way of managing etc/modules.conf - it > generates it from multilpe files contained in /etc/modutils. After you > update the config files in modutils, you need to run update-modules to > generate a new modules.conf. > > I havent dealt much with PCI stuff, largely because I havent had any > problems. > > however, something you might try is this: > > first, find out what module your card uses > > now run lsmod > do you see that module listed? > if not, run insmod modulename > and then run ifup -a and pump. if you are lucky, you will be in > business. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Henrik Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 3:16 PM > Subject: newbie - how do I install a driver for my network adapter > > > > Hi, > > I´ve spent the entire evening looking for instructions on how to make > a > > network adapter work, but I didn´t find the info i needed, so I > subscribed > > to this list in hope of getting some qualified help :-) > > > > I installed Debian 2.2 using the "simple" method, and I was never > asked > > about configuring the network at all... > > > > So I tried pinging 127.0.0.1 - that worked allright, but pinging > anything > > else outside the computer failed. > > > > I found a command (something like "configure eth0 192.168.1.n netmask > > 255.255.255.0 up") for configuring the card, but I was informed that > the > > adapter did not exist. > > > > What do I do? How do I probe for hardware? How do I 'make it work'? > > > > Thx in advance for any help! > > /Henrik > > -- > > - Stay in the rhythm! > > - http://www.netwerk.dk > > - http://www.neotek.as > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
