FC2 -DELL 8400 Integrated Ethernet gigabit controller problem

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 03.03.2005 schrieb Ahamarshan jn um 20:27:

Please don't top-post.

>  I am nearly stressed up because i am fighting with
> this connection for nearly a month, I dont find
> Broadcom Netextreme either in the list of adapters. 
> Also i tried to download the latest kernel RPMs
> 2.6.10... as adviced but when trying to install rpm -i
> kerlnelxxx All i get is a warning message and no
> further installation takes place.

If you want help you will have to be precise. With such information
nobody can something specific. Post which RPM you exactly downloaded and
which message you got. And use "rpm -Uvh <kernel.rpm>" and not "rpm -i"!

> How do i probe for findingout what NIC type i have(ie
> what linux detects my NIC type is). 

/sbin/lspci -v

> - ash

Alexander


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