Networking :: ISA network card under DSL?



Hello, I am attempting to use DSL to run my legacy PC.  I'm doing this for several reasons, mainly because the PC currently runs windows 95, and I would like to upgrade it to a more network friendly OS.  DSL boots fine with the aid of a boot diskette, however I cannot get DSL to see my network card.  

The network card itself is a 3COM Ethernet III 10 Mbps card that uses the ISA bus (The box has no PCI slots, so simply using a PCI NIC won't fix it.)  My question is: How do I get DSL to see this network card?  When I try to run the configuration utility under the control panel, it says "No ethernet cards found."  If there is an obvious solution to this, I apologize, but I'm definitely a n00b with linux in general.
Try this.  Open an xterminal window and type:

sudo su
modprobe 3c509
netcardconfig
exit
exit


and see if it works.  If you are not sure what your network settings should be, give DHCP a try and see what happens.
Thanks for the help! I'm posting this using DSL! I'm pretty
happy that I got this to work.  Now, is there a way I can have
DSL load this automatically every time I boot into it? (I'm
using the liveCD, so I'm not sure if there is a way to save the configuration between boots or not.)
You can do the same thing that this guy did:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin....47;st=0

Basically, he used the /opt/bootlocal.sh startup script and the dsl backup/restore process in order to automatically run his modprobe and netcardconfig command.  He then edited the netcardconfig script to have it always choose "YES" for DHCP.

You will need some kind of storage area for your backup/restore file like a floppy disk, a USB drive, a ZIP drive, or a hard drive.
Similar problem as above: 3c509, modem LAN led on, TxRx led flashes, but no connection. Running DSL 0.9.3,
modem is VisionNet - ADSL 204.
Details below::
root@box:~# modprobe 3c509
root@box:~# netcardconfig - Use DHCP broadcast? <Yes>  
Sending DHCP broadcast from device eth0Operation failed.
(LAN led lit and Tx/RX led flickered periodically)
Hit return to exit. (LAN led off)
root@box:~# ps ax
 PID  Uid     VmSize Stat Command
   1 root         76 S   init [5]        
..
 278 root       1880 S   /bin/bash
 326 root        668 S   pump -i eth0
 329 dsl        3132 S   beaver
 341 root        708 R   ps ax
root@box:~# pump -k
root@box:~# ps ax
 PID  Uid     VmSize Stat Command
   1 root         76 S   init [5]        
...
 278 root       1880 S   /bin/bash
 329 dsl        3132 S   beaver
 343 root        708 R   ps ax
root@box:~# netcardconfig -  
Use DHCP broadcast?  <No>
Please enter IP Address for  eth0  192.168.1.4
Please enter Network Mask for  eth0  255.255.255.0
Please enter Broadcast Address for  eth0  192.168.1.254
Please enter Default Gateway  192.168.1.1
Please enter Nameserver(s)  216.150.100.1 216.150.100.2

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.254 up
route add default gw 192.168.1.1
auto lo eth0
Setting Nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf to 216.150.100.1
Adding Nameserver to /etc/resolv.conf: 216.150.100.2
Done. <LAN led lite)
root@box:~# ps ax - no pump entry
root@box:~# man ps
blank box except for "looking up host" at bottom left,
modem Tx/Rx led flashes periodically,
after 3 (?) minutes text box appears...
HOST NOT FOUND
[CANCEL]
pressed Enter and this was displayed:
http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ps
root@box:~# pump -i eth0
Operation failed. (LAN led is off)
root@box:~#

rebooted, LAN led is off.
root@box:~# modprobe 3c509, LAN led is off.
DSL Control Panel - PPPoE
         lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu ALL DEVICES FOUND? tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk          
         x I found 1 ethernet device(s):\neth0\n\nAre all your      x          
         x ethernet interfaces listed above?\n(If No, modconf       x          
         x will be started so you can load the card drivers         x          
         x manually).\n\nOr press Ctrl-C to abort here.             x          
<Yes>
LAN led is on here OR
        lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu SCANNING DEVICE tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk          
         x Looking for PPPoE Access Concentrator on eth0...         x          
LAN led is on here?
            lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu NOT CONNECTED tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk          
         x Sorry, I scanned 1 interface(s), but the Access          x          
         x Concentrator of your provider did not respond. Please    x          
         x check your network and modem cables. Another reason      x          
         x for the scan failure may also be another running pppoe   x          
         x process which controls the modem.                        x          

LAN led is still on
root@box:~# ps ax - no 'pump' entry
root@box:~# pump -i eth0 - (LAN led is on, Tx/Rx led flashes periodically
Operation failed. (LAN led is off)
root@box:~#  ps ax
 PID  Uid     VmSize Stat Command
   1 root         76 S   init [5]        
...
 398 root       1880 S   /bin/bash
 536 root        668 S   pump -i eth0
 562 root        708 R   ps ax

root@box:~# pon (no visible effect, LAN led is still off)
root@box:~# ifconfig
lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
         inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
         UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
         RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
         RX bytes:100 (100.0 B)  TX bytes:100 (100.0 B)

ppp0      Link encap:Point-Point Protocol  
         inet addr:216.150.105.113  P-t-P:216.150.105.65  Mask:255.255.255.255
         UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
         RX packets:3718 errors:84 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
         TX packets:4154 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
         collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
         RX bytes:3747593 (3.5 MiB)  TX bytes:378886 (370.0 KiB)

root@box:~#
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