User Feedback :: help pliz
i just recently purchased the damn small linux cd because i messed up my win 98 computer so i could still get to use it. its very easy to use linux on it since it doesnt interfere with the harddrive and i am loving it so far but my problems is that the main reason i wanted to use the computer was for internet purposes. i am using a router and before windows 98 stopped working, i was able to connect to the internet through it but with linux, the ethernet cable cannot be detected. how do i set it up inorder to connect to the net?
What kind of network card do you have?
i am really do not know much about computers. all i know is that i have a windows 98 and i use a broadband router to connect to the internet from another computer in the house. so i really dont kno what network card i have:( how do i check that out? i dont have any manual bcuz the comp is old and i didnt get anything with it. plus since the startup files in windows 98 are ruined, i cant get to open the computer using windows. inorder to check its information
Hmm..
Can you open an xterminal window and type:
lspci | more
or just
lspci
and see if there is any information about a netowork card model number or manufacturer. Also, if you own a computer that was completely built by the manufacturer (IE: Dell, HP, Compaq, Gateway, E-Machines, etc) then what is the manufacturer and model of the PC itself?
yes i typed that in but gosh.. there was jus a load of numbers with zeros on them and since its on another computer, i really dont feel like copying them down then having to type them here unless i really have to. but uumm my computer manufacturer is ( compaq Deskpro Ep/SB series) and my router model is
(LINKSYS WRT54G) i dont kno if this helps or do i need to post what i got after typing in lspci it was something like this
0000:00:00.0 0600:8086:7180 (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 0604:8086:7181 (rev 03)
0000:00:0e.0 0780:11c1:048c (rev 02)
thats just the first 3lines there was about 10 lines. 
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