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Could someone please help me to run the @home cable modem with Mandrake 7.2

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hanybanoub

Platinum Member
Hi guys,

I followed these instructions :


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Nine 'easy' steps to setup your @Home network under Mandrake
Written by: Dim
1. Run 'DrakConf' from Xwindows or linuxconf or netconf (either one works)

2. Click on 'Network Configuration'

3. Under 'Client tasks' tab, click 'Basic host information'

4. Under 'Host name' tab input 'ccXXXXX-a'

5. Under 'Adaptor 1' tab:
Config mode: Manual
Primary name + domain: wsbrnk1.md.home.com Aliases (opt):
don't have to put anything here, it will input itself later
IP address: you IP here
Netmask (opt): 255.255.255.0 Net device: eth0
Kernel module: ne (NE2000 is my Network Card)
I/O port (opt): 0x240 (If you're not sure about this, you can check
it from going to My Computer, Devide Manager, select your NIC, Properties,
and find your NIC 'nput/Output Range' number (it's the first 4 numbers) from Windows)

Irq (opt): 11 (you can also find out your NIC's IRQ by doing same as above) 6.
Now back to Network configurator, 'Name server specification (DNS)'

7. 'IP of name server 1' - xx.x.xxx.xx
'IP of name server 2' - @home usually has 2 DNS servers

8. Back to network configurator again, now the 'Routing and gateways' button

9. Click on 'Set' (it's the first button) and input your Gateway IP

That's all you need to do, Quit, Quit and Activate changes.

Good luck with it
- Dim
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But it still doesn't seem to do a thing?

Can anyone please help to a linux newbie so he can get online with it and learn 😀
 
What kinda NIC is it? Are ya sure ya have the right driver?

For me all I had to do is choose the INSTALL DNS or DHCP when setting up Mandrake. It configured everything for me.. I have a 3Com 3C905
 
Thanks for the reply IamDavid.

It's a generic Intel 21041 Ethernet card. The install didn't recognise it, and I think I installed it in the Drakconfig utility...at least I think I have. It showed me the possible drivers, and I'm pretty sure I chosen that one. Is there anyway to confirm this? I'm very new to Linux.


Where can I possibly install DNS as you mentioned IamDavid? Perhaps I'm following the wrong instructions.

 
if harddrake doesn't detect the nic.

then you can change it by setting your own irq's in side hard drake.

goto options-->probing options

I should add that if your nic's not working then the nhf won't work. the nic is the heart to your broadband experience.

Its possible that you need to install dhcp also, for me I use pppoe (ppp over ethernet). Thats a dialer over ethernet without the use of dhcp.

You can download the mandrake dhcp rpm here:
http://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=dhcp
 
Thanks for the help Sensei 🙂

I'm pretty certain my service gives me a
static IP address.

I'll try working with the NIC. And
also that site under your signature

Cheers Mate 🙂
 
I think that your NIC is definitely the problem. When first got DSL they gave me a INTEL 10/100 and Mandrake wouldn't use it so I bought the card I'm using now.. The 3Com.
 
Thanks IamDavid.

I'll see if the NIC is supported, or use a generic driver with it. How can I tell if Mandrake has actually used/recongised this card? Or how could I attempt this?

Thanks for any ideas and suggestions.

Cheers 🙂
 
Well this is what harddrake gives me about my NIC:

Digital Equipment Cor.
model: DECchip 21041 [tulip pass3]
kernel mode: tulip
bus type: PCI

Do you think that this is what it 'thinks' the NIC is. I'm not sure if it is a Digital Equipment NIC.

Windows 2000 sees it as 'Intel 21041 Based PCI ethernet adapter'

Both see it as a 21041 based chipset. Doesn't this verify that Linux sees it correctly?

What does tulip represent? Should I assign it different drivers in Linux?

I'd very much appreciate any help guys. I'm desperate to get online with Linux, because I'd like to visit many Linux sites and practice what I learn about.

Cheers 🙂
 
You need the tulip driver. That's the only problem here. First try dmesg | grep ^eth and see if the sytem is recognizing any ethernet devices. My guess is no. Then, as root, try lsmod and see if the tulip module is listed. I doubt it is.

Sooo, now you can try inserting the module insmod tulip. If you can get that far you can then use the network configuration utility in DrakConf to setup the rest of the info.
 
It sounds like the same NIC i received with my Rogers@home service. They gave me an SMC pci nic. It registers the exact same as yours, intel 21041 PCI ethernet adapter. You could physically check the card to see what you have. I know that mine worked great under Caldera`s OpenLinux 2.3. I just gave it my IP addr., Gateway and DNS info. After that i just clicked on netscape and surfed.
 
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