Re: Installing a NIC

[cjgidman@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

<snip stuff about modules>

>     This should get you on the way to getting the card
> up and running. As far as configuring addresses, etc.
> in RedHat, I'm the wrong guy to ask. I shamefully
> admit that, in RedHat, I let the OS installation guide
> me through setting up the addresses. ;)
> 
> Good luck, and keep me posted.


Thanks for your help Richard.  It turns out, however, that I don't need to load the modules (I guess).  After booting with a DOS floppy and running Intel's SoftSet, I configured the card and the kernel now recognizes it.

As root, I ran ifconfig and it started the eth0 interface (I guess) but I still had network trouble.  So, I put TCP/IP-32 on my MS WinForWorkGroups PC, but still nothing.  (Although when I sent a ping from WFWG the lights blinked but Linus was still asleep.) As a last resort, I decided to try adding a route to the list (It's not clear in the HowTo that you must do this, but it does tell you How.  Which makes sense I guess.)  And, finally I was able to ping.

Unfortunately, I got slap happy and tried ping -f (don't do this) just to see what it would do.  I had to cold boot both my boxes to recover.  It's the first time I've actually seen my Linux box lock right up.  Even Alt-F2 wouldn't work.

So, as of today, I have pinged, ftp'd, and telneted across my network.  I'm still working on the web browser.  (Anybody know why Netscrape can't find my Linux box when everything else can?)

Also, I still don't know where to put the startup commands ifconfig and route.  I have this vague notion that they belong in a file called ifcfg-eth0,  or that such a file should exist.  The HowTos say to consult your RedHat manual.  Where's that?  (Funny. While "R"ing the FM, I'm told to RTFM.  Give it a rest!)

Anyway, still chugging away at it...

Chris.

Oh, one more thing.  Every so often I get a message that says something like "CU Wedged in eth0 ... resetting" It corresponds to an excessive response time in ping (60-80ms).  Also, I'm getting a 20-30% packet loss.  Is that normal?  (I guess that was 2 more things.  Sorry)
  

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