From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: chuck gelm Subject: Re: Netconfig Fail Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 14:52:48 -0400 Message-ID: <43457280.4050609@gelm.net> References: <20051006091512.7dd839e8.heisspf@skyinet.net> Reply-To: chuck@gelm.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20051006091512.7dd839e8.heisspf@skyinet.net> Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Peter Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org Peter wrote: > Hi, > > Slackware 10.1 kernel 2.4.29 I have this same distribution in a few workstations here at home. > My onboard LAN card on the mobo failed and I had to switch to an external LAN card. > > I disabled in BIOS Ethernet onboard. Then I did netconfig. What did you do with 'netconfig' ? > Slackware found the LAN card I entered all necessary data and the configuration went w/o any errors. What did you enter? > However, I cannot connect to the Internet. > on booting after the MAC address was found > it should produce the the IP address which it does not. > It just sits for a while then continues booting. What is 'it' ? > The same happens when I do /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1. Try '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 stop && /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1'. e.g. 'stop' before you 'start'. But, really, I would like to see how you configured your interface first. > Ifconfig naturally shows no connection just the loop-back. > > Where is the hitch? I need: What you entered into 'netconfig' and this should match your /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf file. The output of 'ifconfig -a'. HTH, Chuck > I had no problem in Fedora4 to configure the new Lan card and in the gem Damned Small Linux distro, where I am now, the new LAN card was found w/o me doing anything. > > Help for slackware appreciated. > > Thanks & regards > > Peter - 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