Internet not working!!!

[TrashLock]

Just a notice before I start : I cannot get in the graphical v. of Fedora, I can only go in text mode!

Well, after some research and help by other members, I was able to track down the problem of why I can't update my xorg : linux can't connect to the internet!

Apparently linux DOES detect my card, a simple lspci tells me the Ethernet controller is Lite-On communications inc LNE100TX [Linskys Etherfast 10/100] (rev 25)

So apparently it's been detected by Fedora.

So now I don't know what to put in the system-config-network fields. I tried putting eth0, eth01, eth1, and I even tried typing the whole damned card name in the "device" field, but still, no luck!

What can I do? I really want this to work, and it's bugging me!

[jsmaye]

Generally, the first detected Ethernet nic should be eth0. What do you get when you run '/sbin/ifconfig'? Is there a DHCP server (or router) on your network, or are you configuring your interface manually?

[dishawjp]

TrashLock,

If you cd to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, and do an ls there, you should see a file named ifcfg-eth0 if Fedora has set your network card up as eth0. There will be an ifcfg script for every interface Fedora sees. If you do a "cat ifcfg-eth0" look to see if there is a line like: ONBOOT="yes" If that line says "no" instead of yes, you will have to bring your interface up manually. The command for that is "ifup eth0" If you're not root, you will have to use the command "/sbin/ifup eth0"

You wrote that you're in text mode. Are you in runlevel 3 or runlevel 1. In runlevel 1, networking is not generally enabled. If you're in runlevel 1, reboot or telinit to runlevel 3. That may help.

Good Luck,

Jim Dishaw