tonymoloney
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Posted: July 07 2007,05:19 |
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I'm a Linux newbie but I've worked in all versions of DOD etc.
I've set up DSL on anold IBM Aptiva and everything works fine except access to the Internet. I installed a NetComm NP1100 NIC and tried to install the Linux drivers using the following instructions off the CD
" Linux driver for kernel 2.2.X
The procedure to activate NP1100_R 10/100M WOL Fast Ethernet card
on linux is as follows:
step 01: Copy the driver source files to a convenient directory.
step 02: Compile
The instruction for compiling the driver is include at the
end of the driver file.If a compile-command is not there use
the following compile command:
(Run this instruction at /usr/src/linux)
*compile-command:
" gcc -DMODULE -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c np11004.c "
Or you can use the Makefile included in the driver disk \LINUX.
step 03: Copy the module "np11004.o" to
"/lib/modules/{kernel-version}/net"
*The directory "{kernel-version}" stands for the Linux kernel
version you use.
step 04: Insert the driver as module:
insmod np11004.o
(Run 'lsmod' to see if the module is inserted)
step 05: Bind your card to an IP address
/sbin/ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
netmask ${NETMASK}
(Run 'netstat -i' to see if there is a interface 'eth0')
step 06: Add your card to IP routing table, then add gateway also
your card:
/sbin/route add -net ${NETWORK} netmask ${NETMASK} eth0
(Should be able to ping local network now)
gateway:
/sbin/route add default gw ${GATEWAY} netmask 0.0.0.0 metric 1
step 07: Start inet daemon.
/usr/sbin/inetd
(You are on the network now)
*make sure that your kernel is built with network, fast_ethernet and
module support. Otherwise, you have to rebuild your kernel.
( 01:Go to /usr/src/linux directory
02:Run "make menuconfig" or "make config"
03:Mark the options list above.
04:Exit and rebuild your kernel.
make dep;make clean;make zImage
the file "zImage" will be at
/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/zImage
05:Modify /etc/lilo.conf.(this file specify where kernel image is)
06:Run "lilo" )
You can run "netconfig" which will do step 05,06,07 for you.
Then just add a line at the beginning of "/etc/rc.d/init.d/network".
" insmod /lib/modules/{kernel-version}/net/np11004.o "
*The directory "{kernel-version}" stands for the Linux kernel
version you use.
then your driver will work every time you boot."
Problem is the compile command gcc is not recognised and neither is the /usr/src/linux directory found.
The card works as is, but response is very slow.
My Kernel is 2.4.31 and lspci shows the network card chipset as Realtek Semiconductor
Also, if I get past the first few problems, what do I put at the {IPADDR}, {BROADCAST} and {NETMASK} variables? at step 5?
Any help will be most valuable as I'm trying to get away from Micro$oft.
Thanks
Tony
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