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by **Wayne Larmo** » Tue, 20 Jul 1999 04:00:00

> I have RedHat Linux 6 and would like to use my ethernet card (a Dlink
> DFE530TX 10/100 card) to connect to my Win98 system thru a hub. How o
> I install the drivers and enable TCP/IP networking on the Linux box
> permanently? Can anyone provide a step-by-step? If I have to
> recompile the kernel (?) can someone tell me exactly how to do this or
> point me in the right direction? ? I tried some internet resources
> and the Linux documentation but was confused by some/most of it.

> TIA
> thurman

The D-Link 530 works great. I'm connected using one right now. You
don't have to re-compile the kernel. The main gotcha' is that it isn't
detected during the initial install, but you probably already know that.

All you have to do is use Linuxconf and go to Config/Networking/Client
tasks/Basic host information and set your networking information.
Choose 'via-rhine' for the kernel module.

Even though Linuxconf sets all the assorted configuration scripts
correctly, it often (in my experience) doesn't do a good job of
initializing the card properly, so you might have to re-boot after the
first time you set this up.

Some more information on getting Ethernet cards to work:
http://www.scrounge.org/linux/nics.htm

Wayne Larmon
http://www.scrounge.org/
http://www.scrounge.org/linux/linuxtips.html

by **thurm** » Thu, 22 Jul 1999 04:00:00

Wayne:

The problem is that the kernel module 'via-rhine' is not offered in
the dropdown box in LinuxConfig. I found it on the internet and D/L
it and compiled it and then installed it into the usr/src/modules/net
directory. after that I ran make modules and make modules_install. I
still don not see via-rhine in the linux-config drop down box., but I
typed it in. The card is still not working.
Any ideas?

thurman

>> I have RedHat Linux 6 and would like to use my ethernet card (a Dlink
>> DFE530TX 10/100 card) to connect to my Win98 system thru a hub. How o
>> I install the drivers and enable TCP/IP networking on the Linux box
>> permanently? Can anyone provide a step-by-step? If I have to
>> recompile the kernel (?) can someone tell me exactly how to do this or
>> point me in the right direction? ? I tried some internet resources
>> and the Linux documentation but was confused by some/most of it.

>> TIA
>> thurman

>The D-Link 530 works great. I'm connected using one right now. You
>don't have to re-compile the kernel. The main gotcha' is that it isn't
>detected during the initial install, but you probably already know that.

>All you have to do is use Linuxconf and go to Config/Networking/Client
>tasks/Basic host information and set your networking information.
>Choose 'via-rhine' for the kernel module.

>Even though Linuxconf sets all the assorted configuration scripts
>correctly, it often (in my experience) doesn't do a good job of
>initializing the card properly, so you might have to re-boot after the
>first time you set this up.

>Some more information on getting Ethernet cards to work:
>http://www.scrounge.org/linux/nics.htm

>Wayne Larmon
>http://www.scrounge.org/
>http://www.scrounge.org/linux/linuxtips.html

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