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How to make LAN Card Active in Redhat Linux Enterprise?

Hi Friends I have dual boot XP and Redhat Linux Ent5

I am using Linux Redhat Ent5 Kernal Ver 2.6, I have got Realtek LAN Card RTL8169/8110 Gigabit Ethernet NIC, but Linux doesnt detect it at all.

I am not able to start internet or any networking since the most required thing is NIC, which is not being detected by linux.

I Guess the reason might be Kernel Ver but i tried to find suitable driver for my NIC for Kernel 2.6 but failed.

Can anyone of you tell me what to do to start networking or internet on Linux machine.

I have heard that driver can be wirtten mannually in Linux, anybody has idea, how to do it?

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  • SIG
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    I know that driver can be written manually but no idea how. Sorry dude

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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