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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

Jason Kooner wrote:
> I almost got it working.  I installed the rtl8139.o module. I had to mount
> the floppy using 'mount /dev/fd0 /mnt', wasn't the floppy supposed to be
> mounted during the BL3 install?

No, in BL3 almost nothing is done unless you specifically ask for it.

> Anyway, I copied the module to /lib/modules/2.2.26/misc and typed
> -------------
> insmod rtl8139.o
> ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.105
> --------------------
> BL3.4 is installed on my 486. Also my 486 is plugged into my linksys router.
> I could ping to my other computer(Win98) connected to my linksys router, so
> I know my hawking card in my 486 is working.

OK. If your linksys router does DHCP (i.e. if Windows or a larger
Linux distribution automatically detects and configures the network)
you can also execute something like 'udhcpc' instead of the ifconfig
(see /root/netsetup).

> I loaded up the browser, (links-0.90) but I can't browse any web site. I get
> "Error   Host not found".
> I tried editing etc/resolv.conf by changing the DNS to:
> ---------------
> nameserver 68.87.72.130
> nameserver 68.87.77.130
> -------------------
> Was I supposed to do this?

Yes, the nameservers may not be automatically found.

> I found those numbers on my other computer.
> I still can't browse the web, I still get "Error  Host not found"

Try executing:

ping 64.233.187.99

Does that work; do you get a response or just an error message?

David