Problem trying to connect linux to ethernet 4 ports router

barnettgs · 24 Feb 2006 at 21:07

I have installed suse linux OSS on my 1ghz machine and was impressed so I got Realtek ethernet card and fitted it in.

After many attempts to connect it to my 4 ports adsl router and reading some tutorials - I'm not sure if it is to do with adding a card after the linux installation.

It is detected and a module driver is loaded for it because no driver is suitable but there is a one for this realtek card so I changed it but somehow still doesn't works.

It is my first time setting up linux and I am getting bit used to yast2 setting but I'm still confused with no lan connection.

Anyone can set me straight?

Thanks

barnettgs · 24 Feb 2006 at 23:28

I am supposed to see it working first time but telling me to type in terminal window? This is 2006?

barnettgs · 25 Feb 2006 at 10:38

riddlermarc said:
Is it a Realtek 8029/8139 pci card? They are well supported under Linux but you may indeed be running into problems due to installing after the O/S installation.

What do you get when you run 'ifconfig' in a terminal?

It is Realtek 8139D card.

Hmm, I remembered seeing only eth0, no 'lo' was shown.

barnettgs · 26 Feb 2006 at 14:22

Ok, I have just running it now and tried ifconfig...

Sorry, I realised my mistake, it was 'etho' missing, not 'lo' so here it is:

Code:

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:54 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:54 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:3772 (3.6 kb)  TX bytes:3772 (3.6 kb)

So is it a sign of problem with ethernet card? :confused:

I bought Realtek RTL8139 card thinking it would work in Linux and I have tried swapped over with another card, no luck.

barnettgs · 26 Feb 2006 at 15:23

Well, just found out that there is no driver written yet for my latest version of SUSE OSS 10.0 (kernal 2.6) for Realtek RTL8139D. There is drivers but it's only for kernal 2.4.