linuxgeek: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installaling a second Network connector

Try tail<space>-100 and ifconfig<space>-a

Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K.

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Donald J. Tambeau" <tambeaud@...> wrote:
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> Thank you Cameron but no cheers! Using the command /sbin/ifconfig-a on the first Terminal did produce the eth0 and lo and also wlan0. When I type in the dmesg |tail-100 ....I get bash command not found! So maybe I am not typing this command correctly.
> I opened a second Terminal plug in an adapter, wait several minutes type dmesg | tail-100 ...I get again command not found. I then type /sbin/ifconfig-a ...this time I get the following
> bash: /sbin/ifconfig-a: No such file or directory. I am at the root level when I am giving these commands.
> It really seems that Centos does not see the adapter.
> Thank you for you help. If you have any more suggestions, I would certainly try them out.
> Thank you
> Don
> VE3HOL
>
> From: Cameron Simpson
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 11:48 PM
> To: LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installaling a second Network connector
>
>
> On 08Jan2012 20:37, Donald J. Tambeau <mailto:tambeaud%40personainternet.com> wrote:
> | Hi, I have tried ignoring the driver disk and just plug in the
> | adapters, I have several. The system does not seen to notice anything new
> | when I try the various adapters....no sound or any indication that the
> | system has notice something new. I then go into file system and double
> | click on the sbin folder. I then scroll down to the ifconfig folder.
> | Double clicking on it or trying the file open, does not open the folder.
> | I have tried the same thing on another Centros computer that is running
> | our repeater and I am not able to open the sbin//ifconfig folder on that
> | machine either.
>
> My instructions were for the command line.
>
> Please open a terminal.
> At the command prompt, type:
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> /sbin/ifconfig -a
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> Note what inferaces are shown; probably "lo" and "eth0".
>
> Type the command:
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> dmesg | tail -100
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> Leave it on the screen for reference.
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> Open a second terminal.
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> Plug in a USB adapter and wait a few seconds.
>
> Type the command:
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> dmesg | tail -100
>
> Is there new stuff at the bottom of the output?
>
> Type the command:
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> /sbin/ifconfig -a
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> Are there any new ethernet interfaces shown?
>
> Repeat with each USB adapter until one or both of dmesg and ifconfig show new
> stuff (ideally both).
>
> When ifconfig shown a new interface you can try to configure it with
> whatever setup tools your desktop interface offers.
>
> Anyway, please try the command line based experiments recited above and
> report.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Cameron Simpson <mailto:cs%40zip.com.au> DoD#743
> http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/
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