I wasn't able to get the Ethernet light to come on under Windows XP, Puppy Linux (frugal installation), or Puppy Linux (live CD). Thus, my problem is not specific to the OS. Since the computer only has 256 MB of RAM, I doubt that I could run Knoppix or a Ubuntu live CD. Until this past weekend, the Internet connection was just fine under Windows XP or Puppy Linux (frugal or live CD). On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 22:53:19 -0500 Erik Anderson <erikerik at gmail.com> wrote: > I can't recall - has a driver issue been ruled out? You could try > booting from a ubuntu live cd (or knoppix or whatever)and see if the > nic comes up then. > > -erik > > On 10/6/09, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > > Nothing happened when I typed "ifconfig eth0 up", not even an error message. > > Ethtool still gives no for "link detected", and the Ethernet light in the > > DSL modem still stays dark. Is it time to give up on this NIC card yet, or > > is there something else I can do? > > > > On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 21:07:59 -0500 (CDT) > > Nate Carlson <tclug at natecarlson.com> wrote: > > > >> If "ifconfig eth0" doesn't say 'UP', try doing an 'ifconfig eth0 up' > >> first, then do the ethtool to see if it gets a link. > >> > > -- > > Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -- > Erik Anderson > http://andersonfam.org -- Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>