Networking :: another ethernet problem...

Ok, a new twist! After those suggestions I rebooted and internet was on! stayed on no problems and i was downloading at full speed. I then turned it off (the machine), and next time i restarted - no internet! nor the next 50 times.....This came about despite NO changes to anything on my behalf, it was connected when i turned it on.

I will try the pinging idea later. Also, when i said netcardconfig - failed, i was refering to the dhcp broadcast, sorry for my brevity.

I can only repeat that I am using the same lan cable that connects to my windows xp/suse9.1/9.2 machine (i have a tri boot). All I am doing is unplugging it from there and in the back of the slow machine, so any problem lies in the ethernet card/machine/setup of the slow machine....but it did have the internet on windows 98.

Also, I have tried knoppix (which runs very slow), morphix and minislack. Knoppix and morphix have the same problem (i.e. no internet), and because of minislack running even slower, i didnt get the chance to test it here.

Thanks again!

Since it worked once I have to believe it is a problem with your DHCP configuration. This function is probably provided by your router. You probably need to check/change the setup.
One thing you might try is after unplugging the W98 machine and before you connect and boot the DSL machine is power cycle the router. That might cause the DHCP leases to be cleared out and released.

good luck

I found out a bit of info on the lan card, it doesnt mean much to me - sis900/7016.
I reinstalled DSL and first time in internet worked for about a minute, and card hasent even been recognised since then.....I feel like I am getting so many symptoms that the problem is undiagnosable. So frustrating!
My router is a ASR-8100, it is definently set up for DHCP, since this is how xp/suse get their ip.
Thanks again

FYI,

I tried connecting to the net using a computer which supposedly had a sis900 network card.

This was a wired corporate LAN, no special stuff. Networking worked for a while, but then I got disconnections when doing SAMBA file transfers.

If possible, I would try a different Network card.

Have done a bit more googling since i found those card details, it seems a few people have problems with this type card. I dont have another (everything else i got is mb based) but next time i get an order in ill try a new card.
Thanks for all suggestions, and if anything springs to mind, lemmie know!
P.s. i have jusd added acpi=off to lilo.conf, then ran lilo from prompt, but this doesnt seem to have made any difference. I also messed a bit in the bios, and now it tends to boot without finding the card at all, but occasionally it sees it and connects!!! Why are there ANY inconsistencies???

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