User Feedback :: HELP ! configuration of ethernet card AND internet



hello everybody !

I have some troubles configuring my eth card wich is a 3com 10/100 Mini PCI Ethernet Adapter.

My main problem is that I m not used to the tools that are in DSL, and that I access usally to interent thruth windows LAN networK from places to places I work with my laptop.

Can someone explain me step by step HOW to connect myself to internet thruth those network and HOW to install a driver for my ethernet card ( its not recognized by DHCP detecting).

would be great!

thanks[B] :p
Hmm..

That's strange.

Usually, if a card is PCI, then it is autodetected at boot time.

It should already by plugged into the network before bootup.

Open an xterminal window and type:

lspci

and tell us what you see.
lspci > output.txt:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B Hurricane CardBus (rev 20)
00:03.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation: Unknown device 1007 (rev 20)
00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV (rev 13)
02:00.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:00.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
02:00.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation: Unknown device 00e0 (rev 04)


When booting linux-dsl Kmod has problems with
modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter, errnumber 2
Its the only thing that seems to go wrong.

As I said before, I have usually possibility to connect myself only on different places of work that have windows network ( ...).

And I m not used to debian way, wich means a complete understanding of the tools and what you have to configure. The card seems to be recognizied. Perhaps a newbie step by step would help or a definition of each task in DHCP ( I m not english native).

But all of this is not explaining the failling of detection of my ethernet card ( eth0 failed when launching the detection of ethernet card)

My computer is a laptop IBM thinkpad T21 with incorporated ethernet card.

Thanks for your reply and very happy to have someone to help!

sincerely
christoph
Try booting with:

dsl acpi=off

and see if it finds your card.
thansk chagger ! it works great when booting /

Where do you write the arguments of dsl acpi = off  to be fixed completely ?

Second thing, i have an IBM lpatop T21 with french keyboard but  plus minus  and accents do not still work, have you got any idea ? I tried all the config of french kbrd but still not have those necessary keys. i cant actually work completeley under linux wwhile its not done.

and many many thanks !
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