Networking :: ifconfig - a does nothing

Hi there I have a Benq Joybook 2000e
I can get on the net with various Linux distros i.e. Slax... Mepis...etc. easily
but not DSL
I wish to use the Chinese DSL for my daughter
I ran lsmod
I can see 8139too but in the second column it says it is not used... mii and crc32 as 8139too
ifconfig or ifconfig -a just does nothing
the cursor does not even blink and no error messages
I can easily close the window
I have tried netconfig and set up my static ip
I ran dmesg
I can see eth0 -- recognizes 8139 chipset

so is ifconfig just hanging or what?

Kinda of frustratin since I can easily setup Slax or Mepis
with no problem but I wish I could get DSL runnin

Hello Trekk

Check your dsl.iso on HD for CRC errors and Burn it again.

Thats all for today, folks

Nettobr

Hi thanks for the quick reply....

However, DSL 1.4..... 1.5 Feather Linux
as well as the Chinese DSL and I can not recall the other
Knoppix derivatives that I have tried.......

Yes I will check out that burned CD ....
then I jus remembered that I tried it on an older desktop box
PII 300 and not prob at all.....
also through spending the last several hours googling
have not really turned anything substantial up except
that a module is not loaded

lsmod notes that 8139too is .... unused

modconf under Feather
/etc/network/interfaces as well is denied permission
yes... that is Feather

Vector... ok
Slax... ok
Mepis... ok
Unbuntu.... ok

Knoppix
Strange tho a B2d variation on Knoppix made it....

I usually do not worry bout such things since I have discovered over the past 6 years or so that one jus has to install enough distros to give them a test drive to determine which suits my fancy at that time

But this time I am tryin to get rid of the horrendous lot of spyware on my kid's notebook..... sheeesh

Thus CD is fine.....

I have no idea what you are saying in that last post, but it may be a limitation of the busybox ifconfig. Have you tried it with gnu-utils installed?

Dear Trekk

I have no idea about your problem cause I have two computers with Realtek nics and one is a notebook, and both work perfectly with DSL.

I said about cheking crc cause you said something like "mii and crc32 as 8139too".

Next time I´d like to help you more, if I can.

DSL is very good choise, for Low end machines and for diags, but unfortunatly not on every machine.

Keep Trying, someone else may help you.

NettoBr

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