[tulip] LinksSys LNETX 10/100 wont work

[Dan Renner]

Jim,

I had the exact same problem -- with the LNE100TX version 4.1.  I d'loaded
the rpm from scyld.com and that didn't solve the problem.  I checked the RH7
Hardware compatability list, and the LNE100TX 4.0/4.1 was in the RED as far
as ease of installation.  Then I said to myself, "let's just swap cards with
one of my W98 client machines, a DFE530TX+ (rtl8139.o)"  That worked for me,
and I am happy, happy, happy.  I also just went through the HOW-TO on home
network/gateway, and it is working slick! :-)  Check out the following link.
I highly recommend it.
http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Home-Network-mini-HOWTO-1.html

good luck,

Dan


-----Original Message-----
From: tulip-admin@scyld.com [mailto:tulip-admin@scyld.com]On Behalf Of
jpshark
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 9:51 AM
To: Donald Becker
Cc: tulip@scyld.com
Subject: [tulip] LinksSys LNETX 10/100 wont work


Hi,

I was wondering if you could help me get my LinkSys 10/100TX NIC working
under RH 7.0. I know I should be using the tulip driver but I can't get it
to
recognize the NIC at boot-up. My attempt to configure it using netconfig
results in an "eth0 failed" message when Linux is booting. I know the
hardware is working. It runs fine under Windows Me and my switch even lights
up when Linux is booted indicating there is a "hardware" connection at 100.
The card came with a driver disk but under Linux there is a readme file with
instructions on how to download and setup the appropriate driver. The link
in
the file is dated....it refers to NASA as the place to find drivers. It also
refers to Red Hat as version 5.2. Linksys' site is no better. It simply
refers to your site where a newbie like me immediately gets lost trying to
figure what I need and how to get it and set it up.

I have a peer to peer network at home with 4 workstations. Under WinMe, I
can
play multiplayer games, share a printer and files and connect to the
Internet
using connection sharing. I'd like to be able to access my local network
when
Linux is booted and even use the Linux box as a gateway to the Internet for
the other Windows workstations, maybe a simple firewall. Can you help?

Thanks in advance.
Jim


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