Linux-mandrake 7.0

[moonvilla]

I have loaded Linux-mandrake ver 7.0 on my HP 6640c computer. It auto found the D-link DFE-530tx+ PCI NIC and loaded, I believe, the correct driver (rlt8139). This was confirmed when I checked the D-link website for linux driver support.

When I try to test the ethernet connection (e.g. ping the gateway of 192.168.1.1) it gives me a destination unreachable message. The ethernet card is configured to be 192.168.1.105/255.255.255.0 for eth0. I have set the default gateway to 192.168.1.1. After running ifconfig and it gives me the loopback info (lo) but no info on eth0. When I run netstat -r it shows the loopback route 127.0.0.1 with a gateway of *.

Link lights on both the NIC and the cable router are lit. The NIC and the cable work in my other PC (Win98) without a problem.

I'm new to linux so any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

Moonvilla,

What does the dmesg command report back to you?

Also if you run the following command:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/network start

What happens?

The dmesg command should report the Ethernet controller card. The network start command should show you the status of the events bringing up the network. Perhaps the correct modules needs to be identified in the /etc/modules.conf file.

Hope that helps.

[moonvilla]

Hello Albert E. Whale,
Thanks for your prompt reply.

--> What does the dmesg command report back to you?

When I ran this command I got the following message:
rtl8139.c:v1.07 5/6/99 Donald Becker http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/rtl8139.html
eht0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at 0x1400, IRQ 0, 00:50:6a:43:f6:30.

--> Also if you run the following command:

--> /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start

--> What happens?

I got the following message:
bringing up interface eth0 [ok]

After running these commands I still cannot ping any other host or gateway from this linux PC.

Any other advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
moonvilla

[Vernon Brown_1 · Accepted solution]

I think your problem is your BIOS assigned IRQ 0 to your eth0 card. I had the same problem and fixed it by going into setup during boot up (press F1 key) and changing the operating system from Windows 98 to Other.

When you want Windows to load a driver for a new device you have to change it back to Windows : )

[Vernon Brown_1]

I think your problem is your BIOS assigned IRQ 0 to your eth0 card. I had the same problem and fixed it by going into setup during boot up (press F1 key) and changing the operating system from Windows 98 to Other.

When you want Windows to load a driver for a new device you have to change it back to Windows : )

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

Moonvilla,

Please let me know if you need further assistance.

[moonvilla]

Hello Vernon Brown,

It worked! I changed the operating system in the HP BIOS setup from Win98/2000 to Other and the ethernet card is now working properly.

Thanks for all your help!
Moonvilla

[Roy Makrucki]

I tried to get Mandrake 7.0 to work and had no success in getting it to recogize 3 seperate ethernet cards! I tried a soho, linksys, and a 3com card, non would work either by configuring a static IP address OR using DHCP for dynamic IP assignment through a gateway/router. I finally purchased Redhat version 7.0 and it worked perfectly. My recommendation would be to do the same. Others are having great problems with Mandrake, with error message such as "network unreachable" or "device temporarily unavailable".