Hello Phil (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> I'm trying to set up a home server (as practice) and having trouble > with finding module for a dell e100 imbedded NIC. It seems that one > exists on the debian site but the NIC doesn't work so I can't logon. Searching at <http://groups.google.com> with the model name or parts of the output of lspci probably can tell you which driver you need. You can load it using modprobe, bit maybe the kernel you used for installation does not have the module. Or maybe it is built into the kernel. Check the output of dmesg. If you are successful in loading the driver, configure /etc/network/interfaces (or install etherconf). > Sooooo, > > I dug out a serial modem and plugged it in and got it to log into my > ISP . > . . I think ??? > > It does the hand shaking thing, lights go on, The RI and RD lights > flicker regulary every 20 seconds (approx) but when I enter an address > into Mozilla there is clearly no reaction. The modem is maintaining a > connection to the ISP, and I can clearly logon through windows on > another machine. Is this HW, software or configuration. I'm using > pppconfig (as I have done before on other machines). Where do I go > from here? In many cases people use wrong DNS settings. You probably need dynamic DNS (means your ISP sends your computer the IP addresses of the name servers when you dial in). You can change the setting with pppconfig. To check if this is the problem, try to ping an IP address instead of a host name (try 192.25.206.10 for debian.org). best regards Andreas Janssen -- Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP-Key-ID: 0xDC801674 Registered Linux User #267976 http://www.andreas-janssen.de/debian-tipps.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
