tdb

Hi,


Last week my Presario Compaq notebook OS XP went dead Operating System not found. No problem ( I think) cuz Damn Small Linux boots up. Still, I've never connected to the internet via DSL with Linux. Could someone tell/show me how? Thank you for any assistance you can give me.

My Regards,
tdb/Trina

wmorri

You should be able to connect just the same way as will windows. Just clicking on your browser and then go from there. A couple of things that you can do is to do an ifconfig, this is the same as a ipconfig in windows. Also, you can try to ping google.com, by typing ping www.google.com, then hitting enter. The last two things are done in terminal.

Cheers!

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windowsblows

Would your linksys adapter card happen to be a WMP11 Wireless G?

Which damn small linux are you trying to use it on?

Some of the cheaper linksys cards can be a pain in the *** to get working on linux or windows.

tdb

Thanks for helping my out you two.

I'm using Linksys Wireless -G 2.4 GHz (802.11g) - model# WPC54G. I have distro Damn Small Linux 4.1 version, 32 Bit Edition. When I put in my Linksys card into to slot yeah, the power light comes on, but no the links green button doesn't. When I click on Firfox or Google is says, wwww.dslos.com could not be found. Please check for the name and try again.

wmorri

When you have your wireless card in and your system up, can you open terminal and type lspci. This should list all of the hardware connecting to your mobo, and your wireless adapter drivers. If that doesn't work try whereis lspci. This should tell you where to find out this info, too.

Cheers!

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tdb

Hey thanks wmorri. This is what I've found and since I'm a newbie to DSL it's all Greek to me.

ds&bo:^^$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge:VIA Technologies,Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 80)
00:01.0 PCI bridge:VIA Technologies,Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: :VIA Technologies,Inc.VT82C686[Apollo Super South] (rev 42)
00:07:1 IDE interface: :VIA Technologies,Inc. VT82C58GA/B/VT82C686/A/
C PIPC BUS Master IDE (rev06)
00:07.2 USB Controller::VIA Technologies,Inc. VT82xxxxx UHGI USB1.1 Controller
(rev1a)
00:07.4 Bridge::VIA Technologies,Inc. VT82C686[Apollo Super ACP] (rev40)
00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller::VIA Technologies,Inc. VT82C686 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)

00:09.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56K HSFi Modem (rev01)
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge:Texas Instruments PCll410PCcard Card Bus Controller (rev01)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller:Realtek Semiconductor Co. LTD. RTL-8139/8/39C
/8139 Ct (rev 10)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8636A[ProSavage KN1133] AGP4XVGA Controller (Twister) (rev 01)
02:00.01 Newtwork Controller: Bromedcom Corporation BCM4318[Air Force One
54c] 802.
11g Wirless Lan Controller (rev 02)

lensman3

Try running your browser again and type in this number: 65.254.46.177

If you have any network connection at all, you should go to www.dslos.com.

I'm just checking to see if you do have a connection, but the named server is not working. (The named server converts URLS to IP numbers).

Also try "ping 65.254.46.177" This should connect if you have any kind of network.

Also please post the results of "/sbin/ifconfig". This will dump about 30 lines of the status of the ethernet connect(s).

wmorri

I would recommend that you download and try this program: NDISwrapper. It is a program that is made to help people with wireless issues connect to the internet.

Cheers!

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tdb

I went to Terminal and typed in what you said. (I hope I was in the right location)

65:254.46.177 & "ping 65.254.46.177" - not found

"/sbin/ifconfig"

lo Link encap: Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.01 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU: 16436 Metri:1
RX packets: 2 errors: 0 dropped: 0 overruns: 0 frame: 0
TX packets: 2 errors: o dropped: 0 overruns: 0 carrier: 0
collisions: 0 txqueaelen: 0
RX bytes: 100 (100.0 B) TX bytes:100 (100.0 B)




Thanks wmoori. I'll try this too. Thanks guys for your help.

My Regards,
Trina a.k.a. tdb

wmorri

Try also, typing in iwconfig. This will give you the output for you wireless connection, if you are getting anything. ifconfig, is good for an ethenet LAN connection, but not a wireless connection.

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tdb

Thanks. I'm not having problems connecting via ethenet LAN, that's how I speaking/typing to you guys now. It's when I try to using my Adapter Card via WiFi, that's the problem. Wmorri, I've moved from the DSL Live Cd to booting up DSL via my flash drive. I was wondering, how do I save all/any dowloads? Also, when I type in iwconfig should I do this via my Lan connection or put in my Linksys Adapter Card to see if I have any output? Thanks again.

Trina/tdb

wmorri

You should put in you wireless adapter card and then type iwconfig, and see what you get.

Cheers!

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