Re: New Ethernet Card
Adri,
I just read all the stuff below, and was wondering if the module loaded ok.
Did you find anything in your logs reffering to this module? Including those
lines in your next mail would be helpfull.
Nico
----- Original Message -----
From: Adri <a.peluso@fulltrading.it>
To: <dspoon@satx.rr.com>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:05 PM
Subject: RE: New Ethernet Card
> Don,
>
> At 18.19 18/06/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> >Adri,
> >
> >I saw your message on the Debian-User archived mailing list (which I am
> >NOT suscribed) and thought I would jump in here. I am using the 2.2.19
> >kernel here, and I just did a quick check of my existing, pre-compiled
> >modules. There WAS a "dfme.o" module listed there, so your card may
> >already have a compiled module that will work! Before going to the
> >trouble of compiling the stuff that came with the card, take a look at
> >your /lib/modules/2.2.19-pre17/net/ directory and see if you can find a
> >"dfme.o" file listed there. If it is there, then you "should" be able
> >to make it work by inserting it in the /etc/modules file or by using the
> >"modconf" program and adding any needed options you may want.
>
> Thank you VERY much. The file was there, indeed, but it's called dmfe.o
not
> dfme.o ! ;)
>
> I edited the /etc/module file and rebooted. Then, /usr/sbin/modconf had it
> loaded successfully.
>
> Then I edited the /etc/network/interfaces. There was a loopback interface
> in it, I added
>
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 195.94.135.247
> netmask 255.255.255.192
> network 195.94.135.192
> gateway .. .. ... I don't remember now
>
>
> Then I typed ifup eth0 and I got
>
> "SIOCADDRT network unreachable" error message.
>
> I've looked for the /etc/init.d/network file but didn't find it.
>
> I found /etc/init.d/networking instead but it looks like all different
stuff.
>
> Now, I wonder: is there something wrong about the ethernet card module OR
> about the network configurations?
>
> Isn't there a way to test the ethernet card ? Maybe I should look in /dev/
> something ?
>
> Thanks so much, anyway.
>
> Bye
> Adri
>
>
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