Dual-boot with Slackware 7.1 network issues.....

theINSPECTOR · Post by **theINSPECTOR** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:06 pm

Once again I defer to the collective wisdom of the great and mighty forum.....
I have installed slack 7.1 as a dual-boot with 98SE, on a cable-modem with a RT314 as a router/firewall networked with another desktop (same config) and a laptop running 95B. I cant get either Slack to recognize Netgear 311 nic's or connect to the network or router. I'll admit I'm green on Linux, but after spending 2 weeks of reading/learning to configure LILO,installs, and x-servers I'm up to my eyeteeth with cryptic man-pages and confusing how-tos. Any good info or suggestions out there? Thanks again.....

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g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:10 pm

i have slackware 7.1 duel booted with windows me, i never had any trouble with it,
i have netgear rt311, why dont you try exchanging your nic?, because linux is hardware dependable, sometimes it wont support your nic and won't have drivers for that specific nic. its either your hardware is too new or too old

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:13 pm

if your a total newbie, try deleting linux first, than do fdisk /mbr in a dos windows of your win98 se, and then shutdown your computer, and install the nic that you want to exchange, then reinstall slackware again

theINSPECTOR · Post by **theINSPECTOR** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:26 pm

Thanks, G_Code.....I've tried that with 3 different Netgear NIC's (PCIandISA). Slack still wants to see nic as a NE2000.....I'm not sure if I need to do config entries, etc. All the nic's I've tried are on the approved HDWE list. Maybe another flavor? I chose Slack 'cause I have heard it has the least amount of security holes compared to the other distros.

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:30 pm

hey dude its ok if slackware see's it as ne2000, thats the generic driver, thats how slackware detects mine, try setting the ips, gateways and subnet masks and boot up on linux and open a browser in an x session and try browsing the internet, if it works, then your all set, about the security issue your pretty darn wrong. just update the programs on slackware linux 7.1 to the most recent updates, and install a firweal

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:34 pm

i would most definitely recommend mandrake 7.2 for a newbie, its easy to use, and you the installation is all gui, which means you just click and install (pretty simple), its like other linux distros but with more features, and updating mandrake 7.2 is automatic, but updating slackware 7.1's programs can be the only B*tch when you are a newbie, try mandrake 7.2 you won't regret it

theINSPECTOR · Post by **theINSPECTOR** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:36 pm

Thanks......I'll give it a shot tonight.

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Thu Apr 05, 2001 4:52 pm

ok tell me how it goes

Stef · Post by **Stef** » Fri Apr 06, 2001 12:34 am

Take a look over at The Linux Network Driver Home Page and verify that the device that you want to configure actually has a driver for the kernel.

Stef

g-c0de · Post by **g-c0de** » Fri Apr 06, 2001 8:09 am

hey dude how was it? was it successfull or not?

theINSPECTOR · Post by **theINSPECTOR** » Tue Apr 10, 2001 3:53 pm

Sorry......had to go out-of town for work

I'll give it a shot tonight. thanks for your patience.....

theINSPECTOR · Post by **theINSPECTOR** » Fri Apr 27, 2001 12:11 am

FINALLY! I'm back from the road and had some time to learn and become one with the Penguin. Thanks again for the advice......I'm running slack 7.1, Mandrake 7.2, and Debian in a 2-drive system with Win98SE. All can access the network and work like they should. You were right about Mandrake, G-Code. It was simple for a Linux newbie like me. Debian is a MF'er.......
I'm on it now, and havent used Win since. If only I could get my work software ported to Linux.............