Re: RealTex 8139 Problem -- Dmesg output

[Elizabeth Barham <lizzy@soggytrousers.net>]

Andreas writes:

> Robert wrote:
> 
> > I am unable to use my D-Link RTL-8139 with any of kernel 2.4.19,
> > 2.4.21, or 2.6.0-test2 despite the Network Device explicitly being set
> > to RTL-8139 with
> > make menuconfig.  Dmesg reports that my NIC is found and the 8139too
> > driver
> > loaded.  But any attempt to load a web page resultcs in "Address not
> > found". Even a simple ping of 192.168.1.1 (address of my Linksys
> > router) results in Address Not Found.
> 
> Is your card correctly configured in /etc/interfaces?

Or just do a quick check:

   ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.10 up
   ping 192.168.1.1

or whatever you need to. The kernel saw it but now you need to
configure it.

Elizabeth