None of the network components work on my Dell Inspiron 6000
I have Knoppix 3.6 (I tried 3.8.1 but the keyboard and touchpad stopped working after the part where you can enter boot cheat codes) and the laptop boots fine, screen, touchpad and keyboard works but none of the network components work.
This laptop has an Intel Pro/Wireless 2915ABG built in network card and a Broadcom 440x 10/100 integrated network controller.
Neither of these work when I boot up my computer, the broadcom network card is recognized but it isn't picking up the IP address from my router and when I run the network configuration utility it doesn't work.
I tried running NDISWRAPPER on the .inf file found in the intel folder but it didn't work. I tried following that site with the linux versions of the drivers but it is too complicated for me, maybe someone knows a noobie guide to it. (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/index.php
Thanks a lot.
Re: None of the network components work on my Dell Inspiron
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Originally Posted by jacksonon
.... the broadcom network card is recognized but it isn't picking up the IP address from my router....
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Originally Posted by jacksonon
ethereal says nothing, it doesnt see the network adapter.....
I don't understand what is happening. You say the card is recognized, but then you say that ethereal doesn't see it. In my experience, ethereal will let you watch any network device that Knoppix detects, even if it doesn't have an IP address or other DHCP setup; I've debugged problems with a Belkin router in just this way. If ethereal really can't see it then I'm wondering why you say the broadcom network card is recognized and if we need to back up a bit. I don't know anything about that chipset but Knoppix is pretty good about recognizing 10/100 controlers. Perhaps you are hurting yourself by sticking with 3.6, which could be too old for this chipset.