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diff --git a/slackbook/html/network-configuration-hardware.html b/slackbook/html/network-configuration-hardware.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..99c2f2833 --- /dev/null +++ b/slackbook/html/network-configuration-hardware.html @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> +<meta name="generator" content="HTML Tidy, see www.w3.org" /> +<title>Network Hardware Configuration</title> +<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7" /> +<link rel="HOME" title="Slackware Linux Essentials" href="index.html" /> +<link rel="UP" title="Network Configuration" href="network-configuration.html" /> +<link rel="PREVIOUS" title="Network Configuration" href="network-configuration.html" /> +<link rel="NEXT" title="TCP/IP Configuration" href="network-configuration-tcpip.html" /> +<link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="docbook.css" /> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> +</head> +<body class="SECT1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" +alink="#0000FF"> +<div class="NAVHEADER"> +<table summary="Header navigation table" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" +cellspacing="0"> +<tr> +<th colspan="3" align="center">Slackware Linux Essentials</th> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td width="10%" align="left" valign="bottom"><a href="network-configuration.html" +accesskey="P">Prev</a></td> +<td width="80%" align="center" valign="bottom">Chapter 5 Network Configuration</td> +<td width="10%" align="right" valign="bottom"><a href="network-configuration-tcpip.html" +accesskey="N">Next</a></td> +</tr> +</table> + +<hr align="LEFT" width="100%" /> +</div> + +<div class="SECT1"> +<h1 class="SECT1"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE" +name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE">5.2 Network Hardware Configuration</a></h1> + +<p>Having decided that you wish to bring your Slackware machine on to some form of +network, the first thing you'll need is a Linux-compatible network card. You will need to +take a little care to ensure that the card is truly Linux-compatible (please refer to the +Linux Documentation Project and/or the kernel documentation for information on the +current status of your proposed network card). As a general rule, you will most likely be +pleasantly surprised by the number of networking cards that are supported under the more +modern kernels. Having said that, I'd still suggest referring to any of the various Linux +hardware compatibility lists (such as <a +href="http://www.eskimo.com/%7Elo/linux/hardwarelinks.html" target="_top">The GNU/Linux +Beginners Group Hardware Compatibility Links</a> and <a +href="http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Hardware-HOWTO/" target="_top">The Linux +Documentation Project Hardware HOWTO</a>) that are available on the Internet before +purchasing your card. A little extra time spent in research can save days or even weeks +trying to troubleshoot a card that isn't compatible with Linux at all.</p> + +<p>When you visit the Linux Hardware Compatibility lists available on the Internet, or +when you refer to the kernel documentation installed on your machine, it would be wise to +note which kernel module you'll need to use to support your network card.</p> + +<div class="SECT2"> +<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-MODULES" +name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-MODULES">5.2.1 Loading Network Modules</a></h2> + +<p>Kernel modules that are to be loaded on boot-up are loaded from the <tt +class="FILENAME">rc.modules</tt> file in <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.d</tt> or by the +kernel's auto module loading started by <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.d/rc.hotplug</tt>. +The default <tt class="FILENAME">rc.modules</tt> file includes a Network device support +section. If you open <tt class="FILENAME">rc.modules</tt> and look for that section, +you'll notice that it first checks for an executable <tt +class="FILENAME">rc.netdevice</tt> file in <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/rc.d/</tt>. This +script is created if <tt class="COMMAND">setup</tt> successfully autoprobes your network +device during installation.</p> + +<p>Below that “if” block is a list of network devices and modprobe lines, +each commented out. Find your device and uncomment the corresponding modprobe line, then +save the file. Running <tt class="FILENAME">rc.modules</tt> as <tt +class="USERNAME">root</tt> should now load your network device driver (as well as any +other modules that are listed and uncommented). Note that some modules (such as the +ne2000 driver) require parameters; make sure you select the correct line.</p> +</div> + +<div class="SECT2"> +<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-LAN" +name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-LAN">5.2.2 LAN (10/100/1000Base-T and Base-2) +cards</a></h2> + +<p>This heading encompasses all of the internal PCI and ISA networking cards. Drivers for +these cards are provided via loadable kernel modules as covered in the previous +paragraph. <tt class="FILENAME">/sbin/netconfig</tt> should have probed for your card and +successfully set up your <tt class="FILENAME">rc.netdevice</tt> file. If this did not +occur, the most likely problem would be that the module that you're attempting to load +for a given card is incorrect (it is not unheard of for different generations of the same +brand of card from the same manufacturer to require different modules). If you are +certain that the module that you're attempting to load is the correct one, your next best +bet would be to refer to the documentation for the module in an attempt to discover +whether or not specific parameters are required during when the module is +initialized.</p> +</div> + +<div class="SECT2"> +<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-MODEMS" +name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-MODEMS">5.2.3 Modems</a></h2> + +<p>Like LAN cards, modems can come with various bus support options. Until recently, most +modems were 8 or 16 bit ISA cards. With the efforts of Intel and motherboard +manufacturers everywhere to finally kill off the ISA bus completely, it is common now to +find that most modems are either external modems that connect to a serial or USB port or +are internal PCI modems. If you wish for your modem to work with Linux, it is <span +class="emphasis"><i class="EMPHASIS">VITALLY</i></span> important to research your +prospective modem purchase, particularly if you are considering purchasing a PCI modem. +Many, if not most, PCI modems available on store shelves these days are WinModems. +WinModems lack some basic hardware on the modem card itself: the functions performed by +this hardware are typically offloaded onto the CPU by the modem driver and the Windows +operating system. This means that they do not have the standard serial interface that +PPPD will be expecting to see when you try to dial out to your Internet Service +Provider.</p> + +<p>If you want to be absolutely sure that the modem you're purchasing will work with +Linux, purchase an external hardware modem that connects to the serial port on your PC. +These are guaranteed to work better and be less trouble to install and maintain, though +they require external power and tend to cost more.</p> + +<p>There are several web sites that provide drivers and assistance for configuring +WinModem based devices. Some users have reported success configuring and installing +drivers for the various winmodems, including Lucent, Conexant, and Rockwell chipsets. As +the required software for these devices is not an included part of Slackware, and varies +from driver to driver, we will not go into detail on them.</p> +</div> + +<div class="SECT2"> +<h2 class="SECT2"><a id="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-PCMCIA" +name="NETWORK-CONFIGURATION-HARDWARE-PCMCIA">5.2.4 PCMCIA</a></h2> + +<p>As part of your Slackware install, you are given the opportunity to install the pcmcia +package (in the “A” series of packages). This package contains the +applications and setup files required to work with PCMCIA cards under Slackware. It is +important to note that the pcmcia package only installs the generic software required to +work with PCMCIA cards under Slackware. It does NOT install any drivers or modules. The +available modules and drivers will be in the <tt class="FILENAME">/lib/modules/`uname +-r`/pcmcia</tt> directory. You may need to do some experimentation to find a module that +will work with your network card.</p> + +<p>You will need to edit <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/pcmcia/network.opts</tt> (for an +Ethernet card) or <tt class="FILENAME">/etc/pcmcia/wireless.opts</tt> (if you have a +wireless networking card). Like most Slackware configuration files, these two files are +very well commented and it should be easy to determine which modifications need to be +made.</p> +</div> +</div> + +<div class="NAVFOOTER"> +<hr align="LEFT" width="100%" /> +<table summary="Footer navigation table" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" +cellspacing="0"> +<tr> +<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top"><a href="network-configuration.html" +accesskey="P">Prev</a></td> +<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="index.html" +accesskey="H">Home</a></td> +<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top"><a href="network-configuration-tcpip.html" +accesskey="N">Next</a></td> +</tr> + +<tr> +<td width="33%" align="left" valign="top">Network Configuration</td> +<td width="34%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="network-configuration.html" +accesskey="U">Up</a></td> +<td width="33%" align="right" valign="top">TCP/IP Configuration</td> +</tr> +</table> +</div> +</body> +</html> + |