eth0 interfaces doesnt connect anything

[atjepatatje]

I am using Debian (last version, downloaded it last week.)

I installed it with x server.
When i try to connect internet nothing happens.
I installed my router/modem, so that it gives a ip for the mac adres of my debian server.

Some how my debian install doesn`t pick up the ip.....

can someone help me?

p.s. i`m a newbie at Debian.

Thanx

[Dapper Dan]

I am understanding correctly that you need this server to use dhcp (getting ip the router assigns)? From the command line as su:

dhclient eth0

If on the other hand, you need a static ip:

ifconfig eth0 inet ip.you.want.here

All this, providing of course that your server already detects your ethernet device and has loaded the module for it. If you see the device when doing:

ifconfig

Then the above will likely yield a result. You should find this page very helpful.

[atjepatatje]

if i use dhclient it takes the wrong subnet mask
it takes 255.255.255.255 while my router broadcasts at 255.255.255.0

[atjepatatje]

unfortunatly it didnt work

[Dapper Dan]

With your favourite editor as su, open: /etc/network/interfaces. It will look something like this:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback


iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.101
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1

auto eth1
#iface eth1 inet dhcp

auto eth2
#iface eth2 inet dhcp

auto ath0
#iface ath0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
#iface wlan0 inet dhcp

Find your eth0 and edit it as you need for it to be.

[atjepatatje]

With your favourite editor as su, open: /etc/network/interfaces. It will look something like this:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback


iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.101
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1

auto eth1
#iface eth1 inet dhcp

auto eth2
#iface eth2 inet dhcp

auto ath0
#iface ath0 inet dhcp

auto wlan0
#iface wlan0 inet dhcp

Find your eth0 and edit it as you need for it to be.

it doesnt work....

How can i see if the drivers are working alright for this nic?

[Dapper Dan]

To troubleshoot, you need to provide more information than just "...it doesn't work." What doesn't work? opening the file doesn't work? Editing it doesn't work? Did you run ifconfig? Is your device there? Open a terminal and do:

ifconfig

and post the output here please.

EDIT: If the device isn't up and running, do:

ifconfig eth0 up

[iwanabeguru]

post the output of "ifconfig -a" command and the content of /etc/network/interfaces file. Maybe a "lspci" output would be useful.

[atjepatatje]

I`m not behind the server, but i think its a hardware problem:

If i fire up the eth0 device it says something like.
Irg 11.