laptop network problem

I have problems with my laptop...

I dont really know where and how I should configurate my Debian installtion
so that I'll get to config my network. I've connected the laptop to my
router along with my other computer. But its like my laptop have no idea of
what kind of networkcard I have. Now here's my n00b question... where in
debian can I see and config this. And how do I know what kind of network
card I have in my laptop??

My laptop is a "HP Pavilion ze4400" and I cant find the info anywhere.

So do anyone know what to do??

Thousand thanks in advance!

Yours sincerly!

// ZooR

ZooR wrote:
> I<snip> where in
> debian can I see and config this. And how do I know what kind of network
> card I have in my laptop??
>

try:
'less /proc/pci |grep -i ethernet'
if not, try:
'less /proc/ioports'
should be there somewhere.

probably elsewhere in /proc


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On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 03:00:30 GMT, ZooR <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> But its like my laptop have no idea of what kind of networkcard I
> have. Now here's my n00b question... where in debian can I see and
> config this. And how do I know what kind of network card I have in my
> laptop??

As you have noticed, Debian tends to be pretty "manual" and does not do
all that much auto-detecting. That's why the installation manual
suggests noting down what components are in your computer before you
install.

The first thing you could try would be the "lspci" command. It will
list all of the PCI devices in your computer. If you have a PCI-type
ethernet chip then it will show up there, even on a laptop. If it is
not PCI then you might try the "isapnptools" package.

You can also try <http://www.linuxlaptops.org/> to see if they know what
it has.

The driver you need is probably included in Debian, but will be named
after the chipset used, not the actual manufacturer of the card. Check
the document "/usr/share/doc/Ethernet-HOWTO.txt.gz" (this is compressed,
read with "zless") on your computer, or search for the Ethernet-HOWTO on
the net for information on which cards use what chips.

Once that is determined, and you have loaded the driver by hand with
"modprobe" to make sure it works, put the proper driver name in
/etc/modules and your network info in /etc/network/interfaces. The
latter will look something like this:

iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.42
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.1.0
broadcast 192.168.1.255
gateway 192.168.1.1

Add your DNS to /etc/resolv.conf. Then do "ifup eth0" or reboot.

See "man interfaces" for details. You might also want to read the
manuals at <http://www.debian.org/> or they might be installed on your
system under /usr/share/doc depending on what you chose during the
installation.


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Ahhh... thanks a lot! Really appreciate the help! I hope I can get this
complexed Linux thingy to clear up. Alot of new commands to learn compared
to M$ Windows.

But I guess it will all clear up one day.

As I said I appreciate the help, thanks a bunch =)

// ZooR


"Bob Hauck" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
> On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 03:00:30 GMT, ZooR <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > But its like my laptop have no idea of what kind of networkcard I
> > have. Now here's my n00b question... where in debian can I see and
> > config this. And how do I know what kind of network card I have in my
> > laptop??
>
> As you have noticed, Debian tends to be pretty "manual" and does not do
> all that much auto-detecting. That's why the installation manual
> suggests noting down what components are in your computer before you
> install.
>
> The first thing you could try would be the "lspci" command. It will
> list all of the PCI devices in your computer. If you have a PCI-type
> ethernet chip then it will show up there, even on a laptop. If it is
> not PCI then you might try the "isapnptools" package.
>
> You can also try <http://www.linuxlaptops.org/> to see if they know what
> it has.
>
> The driver you need is probably included in Debian, but will be named
> after the chipset used, not the actual manufacturer of the card. Check
> the document "/usr/share/doc/Ethernet-HOWTO.txt.gz" (this is compressed,
> read with "zless") on your computer, or search for the Ethernet-HOWTO on
> the net for information on which cards use what chips.
>
> Once that is determined, and you have loaded the driver by hand with
> "modprobe" to make sure it works, put the proper driver name in
> /etc/modules and your network info in /etc/network/interfaces. The
> latter will look something like this:
>
> iface eth0 inet static
> address 192.168.1.42
> netmask 255.255.255.0
> network 192.168.1.0
> broadcast 192.168.1.255
> gateway 192.168.1.1
>
> Add your DNS to /etc/resolv.conf. Then do "ifup eth0" or reboot.
>
> See "man interfaces" for details. You might also want to read the
> manuals at <http://www.debian.org/> or they might be installed on your
> system under /usr/share/doc depending on what you chose during the
> installation.
>
>
> --
> -| Bob Hauck
> -| To Whom You Are Speaking
> -| http://www.haucks.org/

>>>>> "ZooR" == ZooR <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

ZooR> Ahhh... thanks a lot! Really appreciate the help! I hope I
ZooR> can get this complexed Linux thingy to clear up. Alot of new
ZooR> commands to learn compared to M$ Windows.

In exchange, you don't have to learn to click through a forest of
confusing menus and graphical dialogs. Don't forget that this forest
changes often, as the trees in it grow and die every season! Linux
commands are, by comparison, very stable. You learn it now, and you
keep knowing it for the next 10 years. It's not a joke. I learnt to
use Linux's 'ifconfig' and 'route' 10 years ago. I still use it from
time to time.


ZooR> But I guess it will all clear up one day.

As long as you're willing to learn.




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