Need help installing linux on an HP laptop

[ME]

Now that the device is recognized, it is very likely that there is just a
configuration issue in giving the NIC the proper networking information.

Me being a Debian guy, I can tell you haw to do it manually and give you
files to edit by hand, *but* use of RedHat/SuSE GUI tools are often better
when you use those Distros.

I'll leave you (John) in the very capable hands of Mark who has provided a
very thorough description of where you will need to go next.

(If there are future hardware issues on this, I can come back in.)

I have never used "neat" but you may be able to just run it from the
command line in your version of Linux (like in an xterm) or install the
neat package if it is not part of a base install.

Good progress!
:-)

-ME

John Kohler said:
> Mark Street wrote:
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>>On Thursday 07 November 2002 21:07, John Kohler wrote:
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>>>># ifconfig eth0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I got the following:
>>>eth0  Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:C0:9F:15:38:2B
>>>        BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
>>>        RX packets: 0 errors:0 dropped: 0 overruns:0 frame:0
>>>        TS packets: 4 errrors:0 dropped:0  overruns:0 carrier:0
>>>        collisions: 0 txqueuelen:100
>>>        RX bytes: 0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:2360 (2.3 Kb)
>>>        Interrupt:11 base address 0xf000
>>>
>>>
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>>Integrated NIC, recognized.  Use the gui tool  'neat'
>>
> Can you tell me on which pull down menu I will find the gui tool
> "neat"?
>
> John
>
>>to configure the
>>interface or edit /etc/sysconfig/network   to include
>>
>>NETWORKING=yes
>>GATEWAY=192.168.1.1 - or whatever your GATEWAY router is.
>>HOSTNAME= YOUR HOSTNAME
>>
>>then edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
>>edit these to your specs....
>>
>>DEVICE=eth0
>>BOOTPROTO=static  OR DHCP if you want.
>>IPADDR=192.168.1.X - your assigned IP if static
>>NETMASK=255.255.255.0
>>ONBOOT=yes    You do want it to come up on boot?
>>BROADCAST=192.168.1.255
>>NETWORK=192.168.1.0
>>USERCTL=yes
>>TYPE=Ethernet
>>PEERDNS=no
>>GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
>>
>>Make sure /etc/resolv.conf has the proper DNS entries for your DNS
>> servers.
>>
>>search sonic.net
>>nameserver 208.201.224.11
>>nameserver 208.201.224.33
>>
>>or whatever entries were provided by your ISP.
>>
>>Bring the interface down as root with ifdown eth0
>>then bring it back up with ifup eth0.  See if the ifconfig output
>> changes.   You might want to take the network service down and back up
>> with
>>
>>service network restart     and see if it comes back with your new
>> settings..
>>
>>
>>
>>>00:12:0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation
>>> DP83815 (Macphyter)
>>>             Ethernet Controller
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>>Mark Street, D.C.
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