topic Re: detect network card manually in Operating System - Linux

detect network card manually

Pradeep_7 — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 06:06:10 GMT

Hi,

I have installed linux redhat 7.2 on optima machine. I am trying to configure eth0. But, linux cannot detect the network card. I tried to add it from the network configuration wizard. But, from the list I dont' know which one to select and which IRQ to choose. Is there anyway to detect the network card and configure it manually..??

Any help would be a lot appreciated.

Thanks.

Re: detect network card manually

Erik Heckers — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:29:19 GMT

Hello!

Try 'lspci' to see all
your pci devices.
If you have an (on-board)
pci lan device it should
show there.

Next try 'lspci -vv' to
see more details.
Also the IRQ will be listed
there.

i) You can continue with
your 'red hat' tool.
(I don't know Red Hat ...)

ii) Check which kernel module
supports your card and
use insmod/modprobe
to activate it.

eth0 normally is only an
alias for that module name.
My distri sets this in
/etc/modules.conf
(alias eth0 )

Hope that helps,
Erik.
Now you might know what
to select in your config
tool (I don't know Red Hat).

I don't know Red Hat Linux
but manua

Re: detect network card manually

Mark Fenton — Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:34:03 GMT

Anaconda can't detect what kind of network card you have. Is it a card or a built-in chipset on the main board? If a card, check FCC ID# and match it up @ www/windrivers.com (or any other place that has access to that db). Chances are good that there is a kernel module for the chipset your device uses.

If a mainboard mounted chipset, look at the documentation for the board, this should tell you with what type of beastie you're dealing.

If all else fails, there's the brute force method -- pick a network card driver and assign it to your card, using insmod. If it works (and you can configure the card) then you're in!

hth
Mark