Subject: Re: usb ethernet devices...
From: Jim Gribbin (jgribbin@alaska.net)
Date: Wed Feb 20 2002 - 23:45:57 AKST
Well, I had to try it. Your right about kaweth not being available, by
default anyway, on RH7.1. I did a test install on a extra box I have
lying around and kaweth wasn't there.
Jim
On Wed, 2002-02-20 at 08:09, James F. Zuelow Jr. wrote:
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gribbin" <jgribbin@alaska.net>
> To: "James Zuelow" <e5z8652@zuelow.net>
> Cc: "Jim Gribbin" <jewelrysupplier@gci.net>; "James F. Zuelow Jr."
> <jamesz@ideafamilies.org>; "AKLUG" <aklug@aklug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:34 AM
> Subject: Re: usb ethernet devices...
>
>
> >
> > kaweth.o is the module I used on all 3 distros. It must not like
> > D-Link's dongle. Worked fine on 3Com's.
> >
> Here's the link, slightly moved:
>
> http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/gotchas/7.1/gotchas-71.html
>
> Scroll down to the USB devices part:
>
> "USB NICs
>
> USB network interface cards are not currently recognized by Red Hat
> Linux 7.1."
>
> I don't know if it was a problem with the actual ethernet drivers like
> kaweth.o, or if it was a problem with the USB controllers - ISTR a lot
> of mail on the RedHat Seawolf list about various controllers not working
> or having problems. It could be that your combination worked, but that
> so many other combinations didn't work RedHat put that notice up. Hard
> to tell with a blanket statement like the above quote.
>
> Cheers,
>
> James
>
>
>
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