Re: my NIC

[Philipp Schulte <p.schulte@matrix.uni-duisburg.de>]

On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 10:46:57AM -0000, Henry Gomersall wrote: 

> I have a D-Link DFE-520TX ethernet card connecting me, via a cable modem to
> the internet. I wish to install debian over the internet. I have installed
> the base system fine, and it all works (i assume) as it should. However,
> This particular card cannot be selected from the list of NICs during
> installation (of the base system from the rescue disk). This then means I
> cannot access the debian FTP site to download any more of debian. I have
> checked on the supported hardware list and this particular card is
> supported. There is a link however to a C file requiring me to recompile the
> kernel to enable support for this card
> (ftp.dlinknet.com/PUB/Drivers/linux.zip). Unfortunately the base system
> doesn't have such added bonuses as the kernel source or Make. Do you have
> any ideas or suggestions about installing debian via an FTP site.

>From the Ethernet-HOWTO:

  5.14.2.  DE-520

  Status: Supported, Driver Name: pcnet32

Is this your card? Did you try this module?
Phil

BTW: Please wrap your lines