Network Interface Card

[Jerry]

I am running Dapper Drake on an old PC into which I have just installed a network interface card.

I am using a modem router via a cable to supply the NIC. However it is impossible to make an internetconnection.

The network set up page of Kubuntu fails to display the card so any form of configuring is impossible.

I expected the NIC to work out of the box without the need for drivers as in Windows.

Has anyone any ideas where to go with this one.

Thanks for looking

[jglen490]

Re: Network Interface Card

Every OS uses drivers, even Windoze.

Open a terminal and enter:

sudo lspci -v
<enter your paswwrod at the prompt>

Come back with a list of the output.

[Jerry]

Re: Network Interface Card

This is what I get when I run lspci -v.

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82810 GMCH [Graphics Memory Controll
er Hub] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems: Unknown device 0962
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

0000:00:01.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Gra
phics Controller] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82810 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at d6000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02) (prog-if
00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: d4000000-d5ffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 10000000-100fffff

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE (rev 02) (prog-if 80 [
Master])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at f000 [size=16]

0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at d000 [size=32]

0000:01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Unknown device 1904:2031 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
Memory at d5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at 10000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [60] Vital Product Data

0000:01:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10 )
Subsystem: Elitegroup Computer Systems: Unknown device 0962
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at c400 [size=256]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

Hope this of use.

Jerry

[jglen490]

Re: Network Interface Card

What do you know about your NIC?

Dapper does not recognize it and can't decide what driver it must load. There are a lot of NICs for which Linux has the drivers, but there are many others for which the manufacturers do not release specs to Linux developers, and still others that are just an off brand/rare chipset.

If you can provide some idea of what the card is, or claims to be, then maybe someone here can help you set up the correct driver.