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#1 2004-07-01 04:05:00

dj
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ethernet card not connecting to the internet

My computers on the network all connect to the linksys router by static ip addresses but this os is not correctly using the ethernet card. The previous versions of linux have recognized it by "eth0" but arch is recognizing it by "sit0". I set up rc.conf as follows:

lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
sit0="sit0 10.6.6.200 netmask 255.255.255.0"
INTERFACES=(lo sit0)

gateway="default gw 10.6.6.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)

I don't know why it says sit0, but is there anyone that knows how to fix the problem so I can use the internet? Any kernel modules I need to add on bootup? Am I doing anything wrong?

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#2 2004-07-01 07:07:13

dpb
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

You should tell what ethernet card you have...

Do a 'lspci' and a 'lsmod' and show the results.

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#3 2004-07-01 09:44:36

Bobonov
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

what do you mean with

arch is recognizing it by "sit0"

Because arch does not do auto recognize

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#4 2004-07-01 19:51:17

dj
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

If arch does not auto recognize then what does it mean that the dev is called "sit0"? do i need to change it to eth0, if so, how? I can't even ping the router for somereason. The lspci command showed the correct information about the ethernet card, i can't dump the screen because I have no way to transfer the dumped screen file to this computer.

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#5 2004-07-02 03:43:17

sarah31
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

i have no idea why you would put sit0 in your configuration. arch will identify your connection by eth0. i think you probably did not read the install manual properly.

to fix your rc.conf just make sure your ethernet module is loaded and then change the sit to eth.

if all is set properly you then can restart your network daemon.


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#6 2004-07-02 23:37:01

dj
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

how do i find out what modules i need for my ethernet card?

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#7 2004-07-02 23:41:42

luigi
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

sarah31 wrote:

i have no idea why you would put sit0 in your configuration. arch will identify your connection by eth0. i think you probably did not read the install manual properly.

to fix your rc.conf just make sure your ethernet module is loaded and then change the sit to eth.

if all is set properly you then can restart your network daemon.

I actually have the same problem, and the install manual is not clear at all on it.  I have no idea where that sit0 config came from either, nor what sit0 refers to.

dj,

To find out what module you need, you'll have to google it.  All Linksys and Netgear cards (the most popular) use the "tulip" driver.

modprobe tulip

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#8 2004-07-02 23:58:32

lanrat
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Registered: 2003-10-28
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

You can also use hwd package for detection of your hardware and modules. If you want to know more how it works search the forum for hwd.

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#9 2004-07-03 05:51:51

dj
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

i finally got so mad that i pulled out the nic card and put a linksys one in, one that i knew the kernel module for. once i added the module it all started working. thanks

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#10 2004-07-03 09:35:18

sarah31
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

heh, that works too.


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#11 2004-07-08 00:05:16

GGO
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Registered: 2004-05-20
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Re: ethernet card not connecting to the internet

Seems like thats the best way alot of times. I was having alot of trouble with my nforce lan, and I had been reading around quite a bit, when I finally found my solution: buy an add-in card.

Of course, it couldn't be that easy, and I ended up getting nvnet to work anyway. Made me really happy.

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