On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Sandip Sandip<new.debianu...@yahoo.in> wrote: > > ________________________________ > From: Neal Hogan <nealho...@gmail.com> > To: Sandip Sandip <new.debianu...@yahoo.in> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Sent: Saturday, 15 August, 2009 6:44:26 PM > Subject: Re: installing a realtek 8139 lan card on 2.4.18 > >> What does you system think of the card (eg, what is the output of >> lspci | grep Realtek of dmesg)? What's the output of ifconfig -a? >> >> >> lspci shows 00:0b.0 Ethernet Controller: MYSON Technologies Inc: Unknown >> device 0803 (dont know from where has this MYSON come in) > > Why do you think you have a realtek card? > > Because I have installed it in the slot myself! And before installing it, I > had read it to be Realtek. Moreover, the person who gave it to me also > confirms that it is a Realtek card. > > >> What is in /etc/network/interfaces? >> >> /etc/network/interfaces shows: >> >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback > > What did you do at install when it asked to config your network? lo is > not an interface that will get you out in the virtual world. It's an > internal if. It looks as though you just need to config your card. > > > I have not done anything other than what I mentioned aboove - added lines to > /etc/network/interfaces, etc. But removed these when they did not help. > > >> There are a bunch of debian networking tutorials. Google lead me to >> the following (among other things): >> >> http://www.debian-administration.org/article/An_introduction_to_Debian_networking_setup >> >> http://www.aboutdebian.com./ >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/Network [+] >> >> >> Sure - tried these and a couple of others. But most *assume* that the >> network card is installed, recognized properly. In my case, I think that >> is >> the missing link - but I may be wrong. > > I'm pretty sure you are wrong. I don't know if your card is supported > by debian (although there is talk about it on google), but you need to > tell your card to go get an IP address . .. . in the /etc/ > network/interfaces. As of now, you just have the lo interface config'd > If you're using a shnazzy wm/de, then you may have a nice gui-riffic > program to modify that file (eg., kdm - look for something like > network configuration). > > I suggest you look at those tutorials again and configure your card. > > > I think the card is not 'installed'. Which place do I see to ensure that the > machine is seeing that card at all? modprobe? modconf? > > I got 'SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily unavailable' twice when I tried > ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.1 up command as root. > > I think the computer does not recognize there is a card because there is no > module! How do I install 8139 module? > > Also, I googled a bit and have already turned plug n play OS OFF in BIOS. > > Hope I am giving adequate information.
Well, you may be right about the machine not "seeing" the card. I don't know what to say, but a quick search gave me the following which talks about your card and having success with it. http://www.kclug.org/pipermail/kclug/2004-January/020917.html Good luck, hopefully someone more knowledgeable will reply to you questions. Then we can both learn. > > Sandip > > ________________________________ > Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. > Click here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
