I need help with configuring my NIC

[Prae]

I have a D-Link 530TX+ NIC and a Com21 DOCSIS cable modem and I don't know how to configure it to work with my new SuSE 7.1 (2.4 kernal) install. This is my first Linux installation so, please, assume I'm a moron - I won't mind. :)

I have a dynamic IP address and YAST2 has a box to check for DHCP and is asking for a host name and domain name. Do I need to fill in those names or should just checking DHCP work? (hasn't yet) How do I check what driver my NIC is using? What drvier should I be using and how do I change it?

Thank you for your patience.

[ClearNinja]

"ifconfig eth0" (From the Command Line) will tell you if your nic driver is installed. If it isnt, no worries. Either go to the linksys website and figure out which linux driver it uses or do a search on google and find out.

Then do a
#insmod /lib/modules/2.2.19(Youkernelthere)/net/your driver. then it should be loaded if you have the driver in that folder, if its not there just get it from their website and put it in that folder and then do the command.

Then you setup your ip address like this.
ifconfig 192.168.1.1(or whatever your ip is) netmask 255.255.255.0 (Whateveryoursubnetmaskis)

thats as far as I can take your right now. because I dont know suse but you can probably figure out the rest anyhow :)

[Rastar]

ifconfig will show if your nic is installed. It will show up like this
eth0 and then a bunch of stuff
loop and then a bunch of stuff

To get the latest driver for linux that matches your nic click here ->D-Link (http://support.dlink.com/downloads.asp)

Once that is done and in network config (whatever susi calls it) you may need to enter your domain name, and gateways. This should have all been provided by your ISP.

As for Host names you need to verify that it is a valid url for example http://beyondtheshadows.d2g.com is valid as long as I use the d2g software and have a connection. (I have a dynamic IP).

This may have been too much but finally a subject I could help on.

If you need additional help you can email me either above or at
btsadmin@pacbell.net

Rastar
:p

[Prae]

Thanks!

Rastar, I suspect I will need to send you an email. Thanks for the offer. I've never done any *nix stuff, but some of it looks like old DOS - and it's been a long time since I've had access to that sort of control.