how to install nic from a cd

Do you know the exact part number of you NIC?

What's the name of the Linux driver file you got from the CD? Is there a README file?

From a terminal window, run the "lspci" command and give us the output.

Hi Sébastien

Thanks for replying to the question. Linux is brand new and I have no idea
about the system at all. The answers are as follows:

    NIC # Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 0c)

    Driver e100.o

Please find attached the Readme file

I have tried to ping the network and it says that it unreachable. The
network is set up as a Windows workgroup. Can Ubuntu be made part of it?

I have a fair understanding of Windows and DOS, but as for Linux I am
pre-school. If there are any books or site that you can suggest it would be
greatly appreciated. I have currently got the Ubuntu Linux Bible. I thought
I would install Ubuntu, get on the net and learn from it there.

Thanks for your help
Tony

On Jan 8, 2008 12:11 AM, Sébastien Corriveau <
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> Your question #21626 on Ubuntu changed:
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>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Sébastien Corriveau requested for more information:
> Do you know the exact part number of you NIC?
>
> What's the name of the Linux driver file you got from the CD? Is there a
> README file?
>
> >From a terminal window, run the "lspci" command and give us the output.
>
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First of all, attached files are ignored by launchpad when you add a comment to a question, so we didn't get the README file. But I wanted YOU to take a look at it just in case there was some useful informations in it. Anyway, I think we won't need it.

Get in a terminal window and type the following command:

    /sbin/lsmod | grep "e100"

Does it gives you something ?

If you didn't get anything, type the following command and retry:

    sudo /sbin/modprobe e100
    /sbin/lsmod | grep "e100"

Now, does it gives you something ?

Hi

I ran /sbin/lsmod | grep "e100"
got
    e100 37644 0
   mii 6528 1 e100

then ran dmesg | grep e100
got
[ 23.584692] PCI: Firmware left 000:00:08:.0 e100 interupts enabled,
disabling
[ 23.757298] e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.17-k4-NAPI
[ 23.757307] e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2006 Intel Corporation
[ 9.088000] e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xf5800000, irq 5, MAC addr
00:02:B3:30:7F:66

Thanks
Tony

On Jan 9, 2008 7:13 AM, Sébastien Corriveau <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #21626 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21626
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Sébastien Corriveau requested for more information:
> First of all, attached files are ignored by launchpad when you add a
> comment to a question, so we didn't get the README file. But I wanted
> YOU to take a look at it just in case there was some useful informations
> in it. Anyway, I think we won't need it.
>
> Get in a terminal window and type the following command:
>
> /sbin/lsmod | grep "e100"
>
> Does it gives you something ?
>
> If you didn't get anything, type the following command and retry:
>
> sudo /sbin/modprobe e100
> /sbin/lsmod | grep "e100"
>
> Now, does it gives you something ?
>
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Well, it seems like Linux has correctly identified your NIC and that the driver has been loaded. I don't think you will need the driver from the CD.

If the driver has done it's job correctly, you should have an ethernet adapter ready to be configured.

Send me the result of the following command:

    /sbin/ip address show

Hi Sébastien

I ran the command as below:

/sbin/ip address show
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,10000> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen
1000
    link/ether 00:02:b3:30:7f:66 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 169.254.5.243/16 brd 169.254.255.255 scope link eth0:avahi

I am not sure what this data means, but I think there is more to this than
the network. It is running slow - slower than Windows Server 2000 with IIS
& SQLServer 2000 running for 5 years. It is taking Ubuntu about 2 minutes to
load a terminal window or bring up a text editor. From the System Monitor
there are plenty of resources with the CPU at 5.0% and user memory at about
25%.

Couple of questions, Does Linux (Ubuntu in particular) work at a practical
level with pentium III with 500Mb RAM? or Should I go back to Windows
2000? It would be used for backups, mail and as a learning machine for
Linux.

I am just a bit unsure at to how to proceed, should we persist or burn the
Linux project?

Thanks for your time and help
Tony

PS Ubuntu is a clean install on a dedictated HDD with nothing added (very
basic).

On Jan 10, 2008 1:12 AM, Sébastien Corriveau <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #21626 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21626
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Sébastien Corriveau proposed the following answer:
> Well, it seems like Linux has correctly identified your NIC and that the
> driver has been loaded. I don't think you will need the driver from the
> CD.
>
> If the driver has done it's job correctly, you should have an ethernet
> adapter ready to be configured.
>
> Send me the result of the following command:
>
> /sbin/ip address show
>
> --
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> know that it is solved:
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First of all, your ethernet adapter has been found by the Linux driver and is ready to use! You don't need the driver CD.

But your NIC says that there is no link on the ethernet port. Can you check and confirm that the network cable is properly connected to both your NIC and your network equipment (switch, router, cable modem, etc)? If it is, look beside those network connectors (on both sides), sometimes there is a led that turns on when a link is established. If you got those leds, are they turned on? You can also run the following command on your computer to get the link and auto-negotiation status:

    sudo /sbin/mii-tool eth0 -v

> Does Linux (Ubuntu in particular) work at a practical level with pentium III with 500Mb RAM?

I think it should, but wrong networking configuration can cause severe delay when opening application with GNOME. I would suggest that you persist in trying Ubuntu, it will be rewarding.

Hi Sébastien

We have done it. It was a faulty network cable. The trouble was and is that
I do not know my way around the system or how things work. Now that the
machine is on the net I feel that I get on an do in the Linux environment.

The response times have greatly improved, so I will continue to evaluate
Ubuntu/Linux.

If you know of any sites or books that you can recomend that can provide me
with information so that I can learn this monster it would be appreciated.

Thanks again

Tony

On Jan 11, 2008 2:35 AM, Sébastien Corriveau <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Your question #21626 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21626
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Sébastien Corriveau proposed the following answer:
> First of all, your ethernet adapter has been found by the Linux driver
> and is ready to use! You don't need the driver CD.
>
> But your NIC says that there is no link on the ethernet port. Can you
> check and confirm that the network cable is properly connected to both
> your NIC and your network equipment (switch, router, cable modem, etc)?
> If it is, look beside those network connectors (on both sides),
> sometimes there is a led that turns on when a link is established. If
> you got those leds, are they turned on? You can also run the following
> command on your computer to get the link and auto-negotiation status:
>
> sudo /sbin/mii-tool eth0 -v
>
> > Does Linux (Ubuntu in particular) work at a practical level with
> pentium III with 500Mb RAM?
>
> I think it should, but wrong networking configuration can cause severe
> delay when opening application with GNOME. I would suggest that you
> persist in trying Ubuntu, it will be rewarding.
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21626/+confirm?answer_id=6
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
> following page to enter your feedback:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/21626
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