Ahbaid Gaffoor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I sent this earlier but go no response, can anyone help me out?
>
> thanks,
>
> Ahbaid.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying to get a CNET CN40BC pcmcia network card going on my
> laptop...
>
> PCMCIA services starts by default (btw, I'm using RH6.1),
>
> "cardctl ident" returns the following information:
>
>
> Socket 0:
> no product info available
> Socket 1:
> product info: "CNet", "CN40BC Ethernet", "D", "NE2000"
> function: 6 (network)
>
>
> this leads me to believe that the card and pcmcia are coming up fine,
> I just need to get the card "networked"....
>
> What do I need to do from here to set up the card with an IP address of
> 199.1.1.3 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0
> ?
>
from there, can you try this :
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 199.1.1.3 netmask 255.255.255.0
If it works, you will have to add a ifcfg-eth0 in your /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
directory or (easier but sometimes annoying ) , use linuxconf to setup your network
settings.
Philippe
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