Cannot connect to internet

I am new to both Linux and OpenSuse. I have not yet been able to connect to the internet.

The ethernet controller is Attansic. I think I have the drivers, but I do not know how to get it installed, nor do I know which one to install.

The CD came with these Linux drivers:
atl.h
at1_ethtool.c
atl1_hw.c
atl1_hw.h
atl1_main.c
atl1_param.c
Makefile

I have run aticonfig and rpmbuild -tb and other commands on Makefile and some of the other files, but no installation program starts.

So, my question is: which file goes where, and how do I get it there in order to get connected to the interned?

Running OpenSuse 11
Gnome 2.22.1
Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5-1.1

Thank you for your help.

trombonistcomposer wrote:
> I am new to both Linux and OpenSuse. I have not yet been able to connect
> to the internet.
>
> The ethernet controller is Attansic. I think I have the drivers, but I
> do not know how to get it installed, nor do I know which one to
> install.
>
> The CD came with these Linux drivers:
> atl.h
> at1_ethtool.c
> atl1_hw.c
> atl1_hw.h
> atl1_main.c
> atl1_param.c
> Makefile
>
> I have run aticonfig and rpmbuild -tb and other commands on Makefile
> and some of the other files, but no installation program starts.
>
> So, my question is: which file goes where, and how do I get it there in
> order to get connected to the interned?

I do not know the specifics of that device, but in general, you should
copy those files to a particular directory, change directory, and type
the command ‘make’. Once that completes without error, then ‘sudo
make install’. That should make the driver available. You would than
need to ‘sudo /sbin/modprobe -v xxxx’, where xxxx.ko is the
driver’s name.

Once the driver loads correctly, you then need to configure it.

I am pretty sure the “driver” provided on the CD will

a) not compile without problems

b) not be needed

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