Re: More info on hostname, domain name, etc.

[Phil Thomson <philthom@freeshell.org>]

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> Phil Thomson <philthom@freeshell.org> writes:
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> > Can anyone recommend a source (preferably online) of information about
> > hostnames, domain names and other things related to networks and network
> > configuration. I am having a heck of a time configuring the network on
> > my new Debian installation, and a lot of my difficulty is due to the
> > fact that I don't know if my computer has a particular hostname, whether
> > our network has a domain name, etc. I'm not even really sure what these
> > terms really mean, so anything that can teach me the basics of what
> > these things are would be very useful. Reply offlist unless you think
> > your reply would be edifying to the whole list.
>
> You can safely leave the domain name blank and set the host name to what
> you want it to be if we're talking about a home machine that isn't going
> to be a server.  As far as the rest of it (like whether you need to set
> things up static or use DHCP or PPP), you can probably get the
> information you need from them.
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Thanks. I'm now starting to think the problem is actually with my ethernet 
card, a DLink DFE-530TX. Debian lists a driver for this device (rtl8139), 
but it says the device is busy when I try to insert the module during the 
install, and gives me the following message when I drop into a shell and 
do "insmod rtl8139":

Using /lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci/net/rtl8139.o
/lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci/net/rtl8139.o: unresolved symbol 
pci_drv_unregister
/lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci/net/rtl8139.o: unresolved symbol
pci_drv_register
/lib/modules/2.2.20-idepci/net/rtl8139.o:
Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license and 
it has unresolved symbols. Contact the module supplier for assistance, 
only they can help you.

How do I contact the module supplier? Are there command-line arguments I 
should be doing here? Anyone with feedback here? Should I just get a new 
ethernet card? Can anyone recommend a certifiably Debian-compatible model?

P



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