Realtek Ethernet card problem

[virgo27]

hello guys ,
i have a problem with configuring my ethernet card on fedora core 5
so kindly help me if any one has the drivers of the card plz give me the link
or any other solution plz tell my

[Antarctica]

I'm assuming that you are running the GNOME desktop environment. If not, do me a favor and switch to it temporarily.

Before trying to configure your ethernet card, go to Applications, Accessories, Terminal. Type

/sbin/lspci

and see if your card is listed in the output. If so, then close the terminal and follow this tutorial.

Go to System, Administration, Network. Type in the root password and then click OK. The Network Configuration window will popup. Under Devices, see if your card is listed there. It'll say something like eth0 for the nickname and Ethernet for the type. If the status is inactive, check the box next to it and activate it. If nothing is listed, then go to the Hardware tab. If your card is not listed there, then click on New. Choose type Ethernet and press OK. Choose your ethernet card in the topmost drop down list, and then click OK.. You will have to manually configure your DNS in the DNS tab. If your card is not listed in the drop down list, then chances are you will have to do a Google search for your card, and make sure that you download the Linux driver. The Windows driver will most likely not work on Linux.

I hope this helps. I don't use my ethernet card since I'm using a wireless card. If you have any other trouble, just respond to this post and I or somebody else will try to help you further.

[markkuk]

Realtek drivers are already included in the Fedora Core kernel, you don't need to download or install anything. What's the exact model of the Ethernet chip on the card? You can see it in /sbin/lspci output, as Antarctica advised. For example, in my system:

00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

[ccrvic]

Originally Posted by markkuk

For example, in my system:

00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

And in mine :-

01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)

This uses the r8169 driver, which is a standard part of the kernel kit.

Vic.

[jvroig]

Just installed FC5 in another server for a different company. This has been the nth time I installed FC5 on different machines, and other Linuxes too, but this is the only time eth0 was not under the devices tab in system-config-network. It's listed under the hardware tab, so I know FC detects it.

I know how to add it to the Devices tab, but after that, what else do I need? If I simply add it, it fails to connect (not just "determining IP information... failed", but "....failed: check cable?", so FC doesn't even think a cable is plugged in!). Do I need to manually enter all the IP, subnet mask and default gateway stuff? But why did it complain check cable?

Thanks for any help. Networking is out of my league.