Netgear FA311

[kiljoi]

Hey guys, new to the forums, was hoping to get some assistance. I recently installed Fedora Core 1 a second hdd in my comp. In this comp is a netgear fa311 nic, where EVERYWHERE tells me is compatible with linux. It picks up the hardware just fine, but will not activate it, or bring up the eth0 interface during startup. Any ideas anyone? Also, ISP uses DHCP, which I set it for, but it won't retreve any IP info. Help?! Also tried Slackware 10, and same thing. It installed the card, but wouldn't use it.

[Jman]

Is there some kind of modem or router you're connecting to?

It does sound more of a DHCP issue than a hardware one, but what's wrong I can't tell.

Moved to networking.

[SlowJet]

Hey kiljoi, :)

I also have a Netgear fa311 and it has never been active after I did the second batch of updates.
If I reboot it comes upinactive and I activate it with the net tools with root and save the file, quit the tool.
As soon as I activate it it gets a ip from the DHCP server (WINPROXY 5.2a on a win XP box that is the isp host, fw, dsn, dhcp, proxy cace, av, site filter, anti spam all inclusive). Never had a problem with these NG nic or WP.
I think is is the iptables, FW, and SELinux but I don't know how to configure that with out messing up SEL and FW.
It's working now and FC3 has never hung, not booted, and runs for days.
The problem now is that the ip issued is now bumped up one number and that has some other issues.

I do have the ip in the hots file of the FC3 and Win Proxy machine but that must not be beiing used?

I wish someone would HOW-TO the IPTables and SELinux and FW in a proper way rather than all these kids and their crazy line commands with no reason or explainations.
Like I'm going to hose up the FW and SELinux and IPTable based on yesterdays ways of do unix hacking. No, we need the new way so we can lean the new system.

SJ

[kiljoi]

Is there some kind of modem or router you're connecting to?

It does sound more of a DHCP issue than a hardware one, but what's wrong I can't tell.

Moved to networking.
Well, I am using a DSL modem, plugged right into the nic. Any other hints or ideas anyone?

[kiljoi]

Ok, one question. Would it be the DHCP settings that my ISP uses? Should I contact them and see if I can get a static IP? With the DNS, do I have configure anything, or should it do it all automatically. I was thinking of getting the info. from Windows (dual boot system)and typing that in manually, to see if that would work. Any other ideas anyone?