I intalled slackware 10.1 but can't connect to the internet so i booted Windows to write this message. I have broadband ADSL connection. I tried ifconfig but it says that device eth0 does not exist. Help!
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I intalled slackware 10.1 but can't connect to the internet so i booted Windows to write this message. I have broadband ADSL connection. I tried ifconfig but it says that device eth0 does not exist. Help!
If you have ADSL, try these commands (as root).
adsl-setup
adsl-start
adsl-stop
adsl-status
Thanks, i tried that, but i just get a 'timed out' error when i try to start it up. I
forgot to mention that i also have a router, i'm not sure if that matters. Networking is not my strong suite, but i have tried KDE help, man pages, and looked in my UNIX book before posting this question... all to no avail :(
One more thing: is there any way to check the device status of eth0? I'm not sure the kernel even intitialized it .
If ifconfig cannot see eth0 and ping localhost gives "time outs" you certainly have a nic issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by GNU_man
try these to confirm
Code:lspci | grep -i eth0
These may give you some clues.Code:hwinfo netcard
You have remembered to setup the network, right? Useally done as a part of the installation, but if not I think it was "netconfig" or something similar...
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