Netgear FA311 .. debian?

[smp]

Anyone know if this card is well supported under debian? I tried a google search but I'm lame so I couldn't really figure out if it is or not. I am just wondering if it is supported out of the box, or if I have to do a recompile to get it working (my one and only attempt at a recompile failed miserable) ..

 

[n0cmonkey]

Figure out which module it uses and load it. Thats what I had to do for a linksys card under Debian and if tulip drivers arent compiled in I foubt that driver will be

 

[TheOmegaCode]

The FA311 is not supported by the tulip driver, and the drivers that come with the card are used for the 2.0.x kernel. Natsemi.c is what you're looking for..

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode
The FA311 is not supported by the tulip driver,

No one said it was

 

[smp]

What is the tulip driver? Basically I'm familiar with the debian install .. and when you set up your network card there is a list of nics there ... I was basically wondering if it was in there .. I know this is super lame .. and I should know better as I've been using linux for a long time now (not core though) ... but yeah, I'll be finding out soon enough. Thanks all for you help.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: smp
What is the tulip driver? Basically I'm familiar with the debian install .. and when you set up your network card there is a list of nics there ... I was basically wondering if it was in there .. I know this is super lame .. and I should know better as I've been using linux for a long time now (not core though) ... but yeah, I'll be finding out soon enough. Thanks all for you help.

Like I said, Linksys cards use the tulip driver.