Linux Novice Install network card Guide

The first step--Don't ask Linux can install XXX card? Such a problem, Linux is an open system, with the help of countless experts on the network, almost all hardware can find support.

First of all, we need to point out that Linux network card support is often only on the chip, so for some not very well-known network card, often need to know its chip model to configure Linux. For example, my Accton network card, there is no Linux driver, but because it is NE2000 compatible, So you can use it as a NE2000 in Linux. So when you have a network card can not be used, before looking for Linux driver must find out what the network card with the chip, and who compatible, such as 3c509,ne2000, EtherExpress and so on. Such models are generally on the network card on the largest chip on the printed, copied down is.

Perhaps the most common use of the network card is probably the best Ne2000 compatible card, I use it as an example. Note that many inexpensive cards are actually NE2000 compatible.

For NE2000 card, the first thing to do is to set the NIC to jumpless mode. Many of the current network cards are by default PNP mode, which can actually reduce the number of problems under 95, but Linux does not support, So Linux must be jumpless mode. In general, all programs have the NIC set to Jumpless. Of course, if it is old card, it is not PNP, do not care about this. Note that the main Isa NE2000, the NE2000 for PCI, requires additional settings.

Down is to figure out the IO address and IRQ of the NIC. This is the two very important network card driver parameters. This is the simplest way to use the network card Setup program, after setting the jumpless must have a place to soft set IO and IRQ. Old card jumper, The other way is if the NIC can work under 95 or NT, go to the 95 control http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/29863.html "> Panel, look at the card's properities, check IO and IRQ.

OK, until now, you know your card is NE2000 compatible, know it is in jumpless mode, know the IO address and IRQ, you can install.