Re: Problems Configuring network on installation
On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Dan Berdine wrote:
> Hi,
> I'v been using Debian for a while, and I'm trying to help a friend install,
> and we want to install over the network. We made the rescue, root, and
> drivers1 floppies and everything has gone smoothly up until the configuration
> of the network. The machine (HP with a Pentium I, 64MB RAM, 3 partitions,
> windows(~900MB), linux native(~1000MB), and swap(128MB)) is on a university
> LAN and under windows and previous linux installations manually configuring
> the network has worked fine for the same machine. However, after configuring
> the network we get a message saying the network is configured but not
> activated, and when attemptig to install the base system over network we are
> told we have to configure the network first. The rtl8139 module included
> with the stable (4/8/01) floppy images is marked as having sucessfully
> installed, which we are almost 100% certain is the correct driver for this
> network card because of previous problems.
>
> Is there some key step we are missing, or is this just some fluke of the
> network or the card itself?
Hi,
you can switch to console 2 and try to configure the network
manually, check the drivers, ping other machines, go on step by step
until you found what you are looking for. You are more flexible in what
you are doing and you get more eedback. There is also a console with
kernel-messages to help you through
your install.
Greetz,
Sebastiaan
>
> Thanks greatly,
>
> -Dan
>
>
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