Re: Problem with NON-Wireless network card

Nigel Henry wrote:

On Friday 20 July 2007 21:20, Karl Larsen wrote:

Steven J. Brown (NY) wrote:

Karl Larsen wrote:

Steven J. Brown (NY) wrote:

Hi,

Since I updated the kernel on my Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook running
FC6 to release 2.6.22.1-15.fc6, my wired network card, a BroadCom
BCM4401 100Base-T, is no longer found.  Under previous kernel, which
I still have installed, it finds this card and configures eth0 to
use it.  There's also a wireless card but I haven't had the time to
get it working since upgrading from FC3 to FC6.  It was using
ndiswrapper and configured for device wlan0 before, but it seems
like that might no longer be necessary.  Anyway, there is no
wireless service where I am and my wired card is not detected.
Since it is not in the hardware list in the network configuration
utility, I cannot configure it manually.  How can I make FC6 detect
my card?

Any assistance with this problem would be greatly appreciated.


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   First as root in a terminal type lspci and from the list should be
your Ethernet card. Write down what it is called. It is kind of ODD
that FC6 didn't auto-detect your ethernet thing.  My old ethernet is
always picked up. If you don't find it in the lspci list then your in
for replacing the ethernet hardware.

Karl

lspci lists both wireless and wired cards:

02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 100Base-T
(rev 01)
02:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g
(rev 02)

In the configuration tool, however, the device listed as eth0 type
ethernet has the wireless (802.11 a/b/g) card selected and no way to
change it to the other card.

Any other thoughts?

    Yes your ethernet card is the Broadcom Corporation BCM4401 and there
is no reason that it should not be at your network tab that lists
hardware. If it isn't there it is a broken hardware. If it is there
click to have it selected and on the first tab make it active.

Karl

I shouldn't respond to this, but could you explain how Steven could have broken hardware, when on at least 2 posts he's stated that reverting to the previous kernel the ethernet card works ok. See below.

<quote from above>
Under previous kernel, which
 I still have installed, it finds this card and configures eth0 to

use it. <end quote>

Also, you said that if (and obviously it hasn't) the ethernet card has bitten the dust, he should replace it. I'd be interested on your comments on how to do this, as his machine is a notebook. Perhaps you're suggesting he should bring out the soldering iron, and replace the relevant chips.

Nigel.

Karl