linux network card setup

[Mark]

Hi everyone!

i was running a redhat server for about a year, and decided to switch
to try out Slackware but i'm having a major problem.


I use the linux machine as a router, and it seems to me by default
slackware only autodetects the first network card during install.

I was wondering if anyone knows a way i can auto detect my second
network card.

I tried to type:
ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.1 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.
255.255.0


but i get the error:
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
eth1: unknown interface: No such device
SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device
eth1: unknown interface: No such device
SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device


i don't know what brand the network card is, and redhat 8 and 7 both
autodetected it. I am running slackware 9(its newer then the redhats)
so i assume there must be a way.


Thanks for all your help, in advance.


p.s. i looked into modprob but to use it you need to know what brand
your network card is. so its possing to be a problem.

[Silvio Bacchetta]

Mark <tha_don_ak47@hotmail.com> ha scritto:

> I tried to type:
> ifconfig eth1 192.168.1.1 broadcast 192.168.1.255 netmask 255.
> 255.255.0
>
>
> but i get the error:
> SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
> eth1: unknown interface: No such device
> SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device
> eth1: unknown interface: No such device
> SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device

This is right, there is no driver module loaded right now.

> i don't know what brand the network card is, and redhat 8 and 7 both
> autodetected it. I am running slackware 9(its newer then the redhats)
> so i assume there must be a way.

Yes, you'll need to manually load the driver with modprobe. The lspci
command will help you discover what chipset your card uses. After that,
you can add an alias in /etc/modules.conf and a permanent configuration
for the card.

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