From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: pa3gcu Subject: Re: LAN Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:32:56 +0100 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <200312260932.56772.pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl> References: <20031226064427.267.qmail@web21403.mail.yahoo.com> Reply-To: pa3gcu@zeelandnet.nl Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20031226064427.267.qmail@web21403.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org On Friday 26 December 2003 07:44, Jose Colmenares wrote: > I just installed Slackware. It's working fine and > smooth. I also have three machines runing Windows (one > XP and two 98). These are conected through a LAN. =BFHow > do I configure my new linux system to recognize the > network and comunicate to it? it does not even > recognize the LAN card. =BFdid I miss something during > the configuration? Yes possably you did miss configuring the LAN when you installed slack,= you=20 also missed providing us with helpfull information. Name and type of card. ? {Slack version, 9.1 has a different config file for LAN networking.} Results of ifconfig -a Does your lan use a dhcp server for configuration, or do you set your o= wn=20 address?. The command 'netconfig' may help you. Setting your device driver in /etc/rc.d/rc.netdevice should take care o= f=20 loading the module for the card. Thats about all i can say because you failed to provide the info needed= to=20 give a direct answer. > > thanks. --=20 If the Linux community is a bunch of theives because they try to imitate windows programs, then the Windows community is built on organized crime. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie"= in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs