Booting problems with ethernet

**oxigen** · 09-02-2005, 06:36 PM

Ok, here's what I got (obviously not the entire output, just the part about the ethernet controller):

Ethernet Controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21140 [FasterNet] (rev22)

And I'd like to thank you guys for being the most helpful linux forum I've ever been too. Usually I just get replies from the l33t nerds who treat me like an idiot and never actually help me. So, thanks for actually helping.

**rwcitek** · 09-02-2005, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by oxigen

Ok, here's what I got (obviously not the entire output, just the part about the ethernet controller):

Ethernet Controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21140 [FasterNet] (rev22)

You may be having the same issue I was having. Try this:

Code:

boot: knoppix nodhcp 3
ifconfig -a
rmmod tulip
modprobe de2104x
ifconfig -a
pump -i eth0
ifconfig -a
ping -c 4 knoppix.net

I'm assuming eth0 is your NICs interface. Please post the output from the above commands.

Originally Posted by oxigen

And I'd like to thank you guys for being the most helpful linux forum I've ever been too. Usually I just get replies from the l33t nerds who treat me like an idiot and never actually help me. So, thanks for actually helping.

Best to ignore the l33t folks.

Hope the above commands help. Let us know what happens.

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org

**oxigen** · 09-04-2005, 10:22 PM

output of ifconfig -a:

Eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HQaddr 00:60:67:30:72:53
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 Errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0xe400

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:225.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytesl:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

output of rmmod tulip:

ERROR: Module tulip does not exist in /proc/modules

I just stopped there since I got the error.

**rouhaud** · 09-09-2005, 02:30 AM

please, i just to install knoppix 4 on my hard disk, but i must type knoppix nodhcp to finish my install.
now it's work, but i cant access to internet,
my config is athlon xp2800+ 1.25 g de ram 2 hard disk maxtor 120 go and my motherboard is asus a7n8x-e deluxe, but i have a bios tweaked 1013e,
can you help me to reactivate dhcp, because when i try to configure my network card the computer freeze.
thank a lots for tour help

**rwcitek** · 09-14-2005, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by oxigen

output of rmmod tulip:

ERROR: Module tulip does not exist in /proc/modules

I just stopped there since I got the error.

It means that some other module is loaded instead of tulip for your ethernet card. Try the following:

Code:

lsmod
ifconfig eth0
pump -k
pump -i eth0   # based on previous posts, I suspect this will not work
ifconfig eth0

and post back the output.

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org

**carmat06** · 09-28-2005, 08:15 AM

So-- I am having the same exact problem with the same exact ethernet card same rev and everthing. I followed the instructions on nodhcp cheat code at boot and was able to install to xserver. T followed your advice you gave oxygen:

boot: knoppix nodhcp 3
ifconfig -a
rmmod tulip
modprobe de2104x
ifconfig -a
pump -i eth0
and when I got to this step the computer froze, just like is did when I tried netcardconfig and setting a static ip. so I reboot and repeat and reboot and repeat--well you get the idea. Any other ideas?

Matt