[CLUE-Tech] Getting There With FC2

[JD. Brown]

What network card are you using?

What modem card are you using?


JD




--- "Jed S. Baer" <thag at frii.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks.
> 
> I've started the process of seeing whether I can get Fedora to what is,
> for me, a usable state. Fortunately, I got a clue this time and set my
> system up dual-boot, so I can now easily switch back to my reliable RH8
> setup when I need to actually do something. And FC2 lives all on one
> drive, so it'll be a simple matter to make it my primary system, once it's
> all fixed up.
> 
> The two major things which aren't working are my lan connection (eth0) and
> dialup. Well, I can get dialup via kppp, but don't want to use it, as it
> doesn't play nice with fvwm, and I don't need a dialer that drags in 4 or
> 5 kde components just to get ppp running. I can also talk to the modem
> just fine with minicom. What doesn't work, and what I really want to get
> running, is the chat script that I've been using in flavors of RH since
> 5.1. All indications are that when chat is invoked by pppd, it sends
> things to the modem OK, but doesn't receive anything back. I had the same
> problem with SuSE 9.1, so I think this argues for a subtle change in
> either pppd or chat, since RH8 (where it still works fine). Running the
> chat script standalone (i.e. against stdin instead of the modem device)
> indicates it's functioning. I need to increase debug levels even more than
> I already have, but other than that, I'm stumped.
> 
> As far as eth0 goes, there's no entry in the routing table for it. I tried
> to use the GUI network config tool to add one, without success. Figuring
> out what config files RH/Fedora uses to setup routes has never been
> something I've had to dig into, and for the moment, I haven't gotten
> anywhere grepping around in /etc, except to note that the FC2 system was
> lacking a file, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth0, which is
> present on the RH8 system, but copying that file over has had no effect. I
> did find a file, /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup (symbolic link to
> /sbin/ifup) which has these lines:
> 
> # Add Zeroconf route.
> if [ -z "${NOZEROCONF}" -a "${ISALIAS}" = "no" ]; then
>     ip route replace 169.254.0.0/16 dev ${REALDEVICE} 
> fi
> 
> Which I assume is responsible for the routing entry which does exist (is
> the only one in additon to that for 127.0.0.0). So while I'll be doing
> some self-study, I really don't know that much about TCP/IP, so any advice
> here is appreciated.
> 
> TIA.
> jed
> 
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