Re: [SLUG] Question Regarding Setting Up NIC

From: Douglas Pollock (pgmr500@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 17 2003 - 23:38:27 EST


Jim thanks a lot that worked great. It recognized it right away.
I appreciate your help.

Thanks
Douglas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lange" <jlange1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Question Regarding Setting Up NIC

> I believe the NetGear FA311 uses the National Semiconductor DP83815
> chipset. See if its on the list and see if it works.
> HTH
> 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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