[hexx]

ok i got a Ethernet card and i connect linux detected it auto..and when i type a site its saying resolving host or something and then its like not connected..same thing in windows its detecting not working might be that the Ethernet card?? please help and i connected it..

[mobo]

Check in device manager to see if it is enabled or disabled. Right click and check properties.

[hexx]

yes its enabled

[mobo]

Ok so the nic is enabled . Is there any red x or yellow exclamation point in device manager?

[codejockey]

I suspect you have a configuration issue with your network settings. If the card is detected, you're already past the first major hurdle (the good news) but you still need to configure a few things so the O/S (Linux or Windoze) knows how to do things like connect to a website. You will need to know several bits of information:

(1) are you using a static IP address or a dynamic IP address?
(2) does your ISP provide the locations of the DNS servers dynamically (i.e., at each connection time)? Usually, if you have a dynamic IP address (most common) the DNS info will also be provided.

Finally, which O/S do you want to work with first -- Windoze or Linux?

Hope this helps -- additional info, questions appreciated.

[hexx]

I use autoip detecting so i think its dynamic
and yes it have connection to it (Local Area Connection) and i use both linux and windows i tryed on both and same thing..and thank you i think i need to buy a new network card because that one my friend gave me and i dont think its really new card so ill buy a new card and ill see if same problem then ill ask you again..thank you again...

[hexx]

i wanted to know one more thing..in Redhat 9 its autodetected my ethernet card and i said to put my ip adress so i puted random numbers and now when i check the ip is localhost can anyone tell me what is it???

[codejockey]

If you have a dynamic IP address, you should tell RedHat (or Windoze) to "obtain an IP address automatically" or something similar. You should not need to enter your IP address unless you are using a static IP address. Although I am not a RedHat guru by any means (I run slackware), I believe the netcfg command will configure your network card(s). You might have a look at http://kb.redhat.com/view.php?eid=23 for some basic guidance in setting up your network under Linux.

Hope this helps.

[hexx]

thanks

[codejockey]

You're welcome -- and let us know how things turn out.

[hexx]

Thank you every one im on linux right now and everything seems to work good thanks again for your help.

hexx

[hexx]

One more question i installed Xchat 2.0.3-2 for Redhat and i installed but i cant find it..can someone help me...please

ok i got it i loaded it from RUN PROGRAM but i dont know how to make a short cut to my desktop ( i edited my last msg but i still dont know where its located)

Thanks

[codejockey]

Nice work sorting things out and getting your network running.

Now, about finding an executable ... try the following command from the command line: type executable-name where executable-name is the name of the file you want to execute. For example, if you run xchat by typing xchat on the command line (or entering it into a run command window) you would use: type xchat to find out where xchat was being executed from.

Basically, the type command searches each location specified in your PATH environment variable and reports the first instance of the executable with the specified name. Note what this tells you: this is the location of the executable that would be run if you were to type its name on the command line. The type command does not show the location of all executables of a given name -- only the first location, so if you have an executable in more than one location, the type command will not report every one. It is also possible that the command will report "not found" for an executable you know for certain is on your system. This likely means that the location is not in your PATH environment variable (remember, type searches your PATH, not everyplace on the system).

Hope this helps.

[hexx]

yea..it said it cant find it..or cant execute..and does linux have a cmd like windows does..?

[codejockey]

Yes -- but check to make sure you have the correct spelling and capitalization (unlike Windoze, case is significant in Linux, so Xchat is different from xchat, for example). Anyway, as root, try the following command:

find / -name "xchat*" (or whatever the name of the file is that you wish to find).

Note: the quotes are required, and should be double-quotes, not single-quotes.

This command will show the full pathname of everything on your system that contains the string xchat followed by any number of subsequent characters (0 or more).

That's the "can't find" problem. I suspect the error message wasn't "can't execute", since if I understand your previous post, you were able to execute xchat from the "run command" box.

Hope this helps.