National Semiconductor DP83815 PCI Fast EthernetForum: Networking Topic: National Semiconductor DP83815 PCI Fast Ethernet started by: jd nerd Posted by jd nerd on April 14 2005,12:56
I have two cards: one wireless, and one wired. I can't get either to work, so I'm starting with the wired, as it should be more straight-foward. I'm not getting an IP address from my router. If I assign a static address then I still can't ping my router. Where should I start? Should I expect the card to work out of the box, or should I find a driver? Is there a way to see what Linux knows about my card or to see what driver is loaded? In Windows, the card is listed as: National Semiconductor DP83815 PCI Fast Ethernet. I see that National has driver source here: < http://www.national.com/appinfo/networks/0,1804,829,00.html > I don't have a way to compile, so it is not of much help, and I'm not even sure I need a driver yet (that is, I don't know if DSL ships with a driver for my card). Help much appreciated. Posted by cbagger01 on April 14 2005,17:31
Try this. Open an xterm and type:sudo su modprobe natsemi netcardconfig exit exit If it doesn't work then my advice is to download DSL version 0.7.x and give it a try. This version seems to play nicer with your Network card as it is based on KNOPPIX 3.3 instead of KNOPPIX 3.4 Good Luck. Posted by jd nerd on April 14 2005,21:07
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I can't get it to work in 1.0 or .7. sigh... Here are a couple of observations. First, Linux seems to be automaticaly loading natsemi, so I think it is finding the card OK. Second, when I go through DHCP broadcast step in netcardconfig, the light on my router for the card's port flashes in several spurts. It then stop flashing when the wizard fails. So I think the card is loading and sending packets, but the DHCP broadcast step nevertheless is failing. Does netcardconfig log anything? Any other suggestions? |