Re: [SLUG] Question Regarding Setting Up NIC

From: Jim Lange (jlange1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Fri Jan 17 2003 - 23:36:17 EST


On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 23:00, Jim Lange wrote:
> I believe the NetGear FA311 uses the National Semiconductor DP83815
> chipset. See if its on the list and see if it works.
> HTH
> Jim

Also, one of my computers has a Linksys nic, but I'm not sure which
one. It shows up as "DEC 21*40 and clones" when you go into system
settings-network on RH8.
Jim

>
>
> On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 21:57, Douglas Pollock wrote:
> > I installed RedHat 8 and it recognized everything except my Linksys LNE100TX
> > card. I went to the RedHat site and looked at their hardware compatibility
> > list for network interface cards. Linksys cards were not recognized for
> > RedHat 8. I found compatible NetGear card FA310-TX on their list but no one
> > sells the card. I purchased a NetGear FA311 card and installed it.
> >
> > When I go to System Settings > Network > Hardware > Add... > Network
> > Adapters the drop down list does not even list the NetGear network interface
> > cards. It also does not list the Linksys cards.
> >
> > So the question is if the card is on RedHats hardware compatibility list but
> > not on the Network Adapter list how do you get the card to install? When I
> > tried other network card names and then tried to Activate the card it always
> > failed.
> >
> > How have other people gotten cards to work? Any suggestions.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Douglas
>
>



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