Big cahoon laptop problems... EEEEK!

anyway... got meself an old laptop (box decided to die), any way... rushed to uninstall windows too quicky... OPPS!! and the CD-Rom died!! *why you son of a*, so, i cant use knoppix... NOOOOOOOO!!! So i decided to install debian, using the boot floppies!! Slow and teedious!!

then i hit the wall again... i dont have the drivers to a Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 card...

i googled it but there are only drivers for windows.... does anyone know where there are drivers for linux...

thanks for the help...

Bunch of people like it with linux here http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/sh...cat=157&page=1

aww man, their lucky to find the drivers....

aww man, i am soo stupid sometimes.... there is a boot floppy names net-drivers.. GRR!! the drivers was on that... EEEEEEEKKK!!!

anyway... i am going mental (i blame all this homework)... and then it stopped again... NOOOOO!!! i downloaded the kernal and all off the net... and now it wont connect to the net... grr....

HEY!! I FIXED IT!!! WHOOPIE!!! now lets close this thread and burn it... if possible...

all i had to do is...

Code:

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ifdown -a
ifup eth0

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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D its working now... thanks for your help... :D:D