Re[9]: Linux Help

[Kev <savage-garden@hanikamail.com>]

FOUND IT

> Realtec ? Maybe 8139too or 8139cp... RealTek RTL-8029 ? that is ne ... .
> ( ne is generally a module I constantly try because NE1/2000 are widely
> used :) ). 
> 
Oh well, command is "modprobe 8139too" or "modprobe 8139cp" or "modrpobe
ne" ... after you found out which one works, put it into /etc/modules.

THANKS GUYS !!!!!


On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 10:28:31 -0700
Ray Olszewski <ray@comarre.com> wrote:

>At 12:08 PM 7/20/2004 -0500, James Miller wrote:
>>On Tue, 20 Jul 2004, Kev wrote:
>>
>> > >If memory serves (I'm not certain, though), the stock Debian install 
>> kernel
>> > >does NOT contain support for NICs that use the rtl8139 driver (or the 
>> newer
>> > >8139too driver). If that's the "comm one" you are referring to, you will
>> > >need to add a module for it to do an online install.
>> >
>> > LAN cards are both, Realtek RTL8139
>>
>>I know I'm being timorous for questioning your memory here Ray, but I'm
>>almost sure when I did my Debian install here (starting from floppies) on
>>my machine that has an onboard rtl8139 NIC, I did get network support
>>without loading of additional modules.  If I'm wrong - well, what do you
>>expect from a newbie? :)
>
>About as much as I expect from an old timer with a failing memory. (That's 
>why I said I wasn't certsin when I posted it ... being lazy, these days I 
>*always* put a tulip-based NIC in any system I am setting up, then switch 
>to its "real" NIC after I have the kernel I actually want to use on the 
>system installed.)
>
>
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