 | | | Supported Network Cards? Please | Supported Network Cards? Please 2003-05-13 - By Rick Warner
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The problem is that you are using an older OS without support for these
cards. Analogy: if you installed Win 2K without any Service Packs or
additional drivers from Dell/Intel/Broadcom the cards would not work
either.
Point: out of the box an OS that old will not have support for the cards.
Does not matter if it is Linux, Windows, etc. Ergo, you will need to
dig up the appropriate drivers and install them. Lots of ways to do this.
The proper tact will depend on the reason Verity does not work with newer
RH releases. If it is because it is incompatible with the kernel version,
then upgrading the kernel is not the proper tactic. If Verity will work
with more modern kernels, then I would recommend getting the latest and
greatest SRPM and building a kernel with more modern e1000 and tg3
support. If not, then you will need to get driver code compatible with
the kernel you are running, compile the modules for your kernel, load the
modules, then configure. And cross your fingers, because kernels that old
have a lot of security issues - which is why upgrading the kernel is
highly recommended.
- rick warner
On Tue, 13 May 2003, jason lunsford wrote:
> Hello--
> I am trying to set up a Dell PowerEdge 600SC 1.8 GHz, 512 RAM server to run
> ColdFusion MX. I understand fully that I have to be RH 7.2 and under for
> the Verity searches to work (I've had RH 7.3 and 8.0 running all to no avail
> with ColdFusion/Verity).
>
> HOWEVER, I can't get either of my two network cards to initialize in 7.2.
>
> **The server has a Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Copper card in slot 3 that I
> can configure in the GUI install in 7.3 and 8.0, but not in 7.2. I see that
> it uses the tg3 driver in 7.3 and 8.
>
> **The server also has an Intel Pro 1000 MT Gigabit card on the motherboard.
> This card (in my RH 8 installs) likes to use the e1000 driver.
>
> I've tried to use the Network Config GUI tool in 7.2 (after i install, not
> during the install), but all I get is "Network interface failed to
> initialize. Check your settings and try again." I've also tried
> editing/creating the following text files:
>
> **/etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 64.238.96.12
> nameserver 66.180.96.12
> search localdomain
>
> **/etc/sysconfig/network
> NETWORKING=yes
> HOSTNAME=localhost.localdomain
> GATEWAY=10.0.1.1
>
> **/etc/sysconfig/hwconf (which always detects my network cards, but lists
> the driver as "unknown". i put in the correct driver names [tg3 and e1000]
> and save the file)
>
> **/etc/modules.conf (i add the following lines)
> alias eth0 tg3
> alias eth1 e1000
>
> **and i create /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth0:
> DEVICE=eth0
> BOOTPROTO=static
> BROADCAST=10.0.1.255
> IPADDR=10.0.1.130
> NETMASK=255.255.255.0
> NETWORK=10.0.1.0
> ONBOOT=yes
> USERCTL=no
> PEERDNS=no
> GATEWAY=10.0.1.1
> TYPE=Ethernet
>
> **i also create an ifcfg-eth1 that has a different IPADDR
>
> In my Service Configuration GUI tool, I note that Network is checked;
> however, I don't see even a FAIL message on my boot up text screen where it
> goes through all the services and configurations.
>
> In my .../net/modules directory, i see e1000.o, but no tg3.o (i think). do
> i need to compile those or install those or something?
>
> Any help (recommended books, recommended Network cards i could buy for 7.2
> that you guys are using, web pages etc.) is greatly, greatly appreciated.
>
> I sincerely don't want to have to put Windows on this server, but if i can't
> get this 7.2 on the network, using it as a web server probably won't get me
> very far :-(
>
> Thanks in Advance--
> Jason
>
>
>
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