No network connection & network card isn't listed

[GetemT]

I am new to linux and I would like to know if anyone knows what i should do because my internet in Suse10 doesn't work.


When i tried to configure my network card the first time there was a card already on the list. But the internet hadn't been connected so i thought it would work once it got connected, and i left it alone. Only it didn't. work

I wiped my computer off so i could install it again thinking if i did the internet configuration during the install it would work.

So i installed SUSE again and it skipped the internet connection check without my telling it to.
My computer is connected to a Netgear router which works when i use windows but not when i use SUSE. (dual boot)

The internet still doesn't work on it and my network card (Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet) isn't on the list when i go to configure my network

I have tried to do the command "/etc/init.d/networks start"
As well as "dhcp up"
I was told they would work but they're not valid commands.

A little help here?

[DannyBiker]

Exact same problem here with a D-Link DSL-G624T Routeur. No internet at all and setup through Network Manager doesn't help.
Now I managed to make OpenSuse activate the network but the browser just never loads the pages.

Any idea ? I'm running Suse 11.


Sorry to ask this here but as it seems we have similar problems, I thought it was a good opportunity not to flood the board with newbie questions...

On Mon July 6 2009 05:36 pm, GetemT wrote:

>
> I am new to linux and I would like to know if anyone knows what i should
> do because my internet in Suse10 doesn't work.
>
>
> When i tried to configure my network card the first time there was a
> card already on the list. But the internet hadn't been connected so i
> thought it would work once it got connected, and i left it alone. Only
> it didn't. work
>
> I wiped my computer off so i could install it again thinking if i did
> the internet configuration during the install it would work.
>
> So i installed SUSE again and it skipped the internet connection check
> without my telling it to.
> My computer is connected to a Netgear router which works when i use
> windows but not when i use SUSE. (dual boot)
>
> The internet still doesn't work on it and my network card (Broadcom
> NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet) isn't on the list when i go to configure my
> network
>
> I have tried to do the command "/etc/init.d/networks start"
> As well as "dhcp up"
> I was told they would work but they're not valid commands.
>
> A little help here?
>
>
GetemT;

These HowTos might help:

http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susenic.html
http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susewireless.html
--
P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

[GetemT]

I did try the first URL but it didn't work

On Tue July 7 2009 01:26 pm, GetemT wrote:

>
> I did try the first URL but it didn't work
>
>
GetemT;
1. Can you see your card in YaST?
2. Is this wired or wireless? If wireless use the second link and read the
sticky at the top of the wireless sub-forum.
3. Are you using a dhcp or a static configuration?
--
P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

[GetemT]

Originally Posted by PV

On Tue July 7 2009 01:26 pm, GetemT wrote:

>
> I did try the first URL but it didn't work
>
>
GetemT;
1. Can you see your card in YaST?
2. Is this wired or wireless? If wireless use the second link and read the
sticky at the top of the wireless sub-forum.
3. Are you using a dhcp or a static configuration?
--
P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

No i can't see it in Yast, it's wired and i tried both DHCP and static IP.

On Tue July 7 2009 08:36 pm, GetemT wrote:

>
> PV;2009181 Wrote:
>> On Tue July 7 2009 01:26 pm, GetemT wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I did try the first URL but it didn't work
>> >
>> >
>> GetemT;
>> 1. Can you see your card in YaST?
>> 2. Is this wired or wireless? If wireless use the second link and read
>> the
>> sticky at the top of the wireless sub-forum.
>> 3. Are you using a dhcp or a static configuration?
>> --
>> P. V.
>> "We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green
> No i can't see it in Yast, it's wired and i tried both DHCP and static
> IP.
>
>
GetemT;
You really need to see the card under YaST-->Network Devices --> Network Card
to get it configured.
You said this is "Suse10". If it is SLED/SLES 10 I would suggest you post in
the relevant section of the novel forums:
http://forums.novell.com/novell-prod...-desktop-sled/
or
http://forums.novell.com/novell-prod...e-server-sles/

On the other hand, if this is Opensuse 10.x, you might try the repair facility
on the install DVD to see if you can detect the card.
--
P. V.
"We're all in this together, I'm pulling for you." Red Green

GetemT wrote:

> No i can't see it in Yast, it's wired and i tried both DHCP and static
> IP.

It is quite difficult to setup the card with static ip or dhcp if the card
is not listed ;-)

Open a terminal and run (as root):

***
lspci | grep Network
***

To check if the card is detected...

If it's there, just setup the adapter as GetemT suggested (using YaST), and
better use "traditional method (ifup") instead "networkmanager".

Once configured, open a terminal and run (as root):

***
rcnetwork restart
***

And also:

***
ifconfig
***

And put here the output of both commands.

Greetings,

--
Camaleón

[GetemT]

How does one set up an adapter?

For "lspci | grep Network" this was the result




Usage: lspci [<switches>]

-v Be verbose
-n Show numeric ID's
-b Bus-centric view (PCI addresses and IRQ's instead of those seen by the CPU)
-x Show hex-dump of the standard portion of config space
-xxx Show hex-dump of the whole config space (dangerous; root only)
-xxxx Show hex-dump of the 4096-byte extended config space (root only)
-s [[[[<domain>]:]<bus>]:][<slot>][.[<func>]] Show only devices in selected sl ots
-d [<vendor>]:[<device>] Show only selected devices
-t Show bus tree
-m Produce machine-readable output
-i <file> Use specified ID database instead of /usr/share/pci.ids
-M Enable `bus mapping' mode (dangerous; root only)
-P <dir> Use specified directory instead of /proc/bus/pci
-H <mode> Use direct hardware access (<mode> = 1 or 2)
-F <file> Read configuration data from given file
-G Enable PCI access debugging

GetemT wrote:

> How does one set up an adapter?

By using the YaST module or manually editing files.

> For "lspci | grep Network" this was the result
>
>
>
>
> Usage: lspci [<switches>]

Errr.. not sure what it is failing here :-?

O.k, just type "lspci" and put the output.

Greetings,

--
Camaleón