------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 18:44:12 -0500 From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: PC Card To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Message-ID: <4461294C.3070000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Annette T Robart wrote: > how have you got the eth0 card configured? If you have have it on > "automatic" address assignment you need to have a device (e.g a home router > or in an office setup possibly a separate server) to assign an IP address by > DHCP > > but it looks like you the card isn't plugged in, (the carrier:0 from > ifconfig should be a 1) what is is plugged into? did the same connection > previously work in e.g. windows, or if you plug a different device in now? > > It is on automatic. It is getting the dns address and connecting to the > Internet. It is just "extremely" slow. All other machines are connecting > fine. It can take 3-5 minutes to load a page. I got Fedora loaded on another > Desktop and that connects fine, it's just this laptop that is fighting me! I > think I'll just give up on it. > Don't give up. There are a couple of things that may help. The biggest one it to add the "MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes" option - ether from the Network config GUI or /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! ------------------------------ Thank You Mikkel ! That did the trick. It is now up to speed and flying Through the Internet. Thanks again. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
