QUICK HELP---Adding a PCI network card!!!!

[exploder]

I have installed a Netgear FA311 PCI network card on my pc which is running Debian Sarge 3.1. The network card packaging didn't came with any drivers for Linux 2.4. I thought my Debian may recognise the network card. Looks like it didnt.

Before installing the new network card I already have another network card installed on my pc through which I am using my ADSL connection.

I am trying to run a thin client at my home. i have connected the second pc(the thin client) to the my pc using a cross over cable. And I also want to make these two pc's talk each other.

My questions are
1) How to make sure that the new network card is installed properly?
2) How to add second pc to my pc in Debian-bothe pc's are running Debian with 2.4 kernel?

Quick help will be greately apprceiated. I will be waiting for a reply

Thank you

[bidi]

I have a Netgear FA311 installed in one of my computers and no problem. I've run DSL, which has great hardware recognition, and also Slackware. Both time the network card was recognized. Chances are, if you have another net-card installed, the second one will be called eth1. Run "lspci -v" to make sure Linux knows the card exists and is installed. Then you can configure your /etc/network/interfaces file to get it up automatically.

I have no idea how to get a thin client up though. I'm sure someone else can help you with that.

[drakebasher]

If Linux doesn't recognize the NIC, you will need to tell it what driver to use. Maybe bidi can say what the correct one is for that card. Then you need to do 'modprobe <driver>' to install the driver or module. Running 'ifconfig eth1' will tell you if eth1 is ready to be set up with an address, etc.

[exploder]

Thanx a lot guys. I figured it out and now everything works fine Even I set up a Debian think client...which was my ancient celeron 333 with 96MB & 3GB HD.Now it works like my P4 512MB

GO LINUX...