--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Donald" <tambeaud@...> wrote:
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> Some time ago I tried to get help to install this adapter but I did not have the knowledge to follow or understand instructions. I am trying to install an USB ETHERNET ADAPTOR on my labtop, With nothing else connected to my USB ports and giving the command dmesg | tail -100 I get the following.
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> usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
> usb 1-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> [root@localhost ~]#
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> This indicates that my laptop sees the adapter. However, when I do the command ifconfig -a I do not see any indication of the new Ethernet port.
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> I need help in installing the adapter.
> Thank you
> Donald Tambeau
> VE3HOL
>
Dmesg is not telling you much. Only that Linux is sensing something is plugged in. Try:
lsusb -v
It may be more informative.
Also just because you have a device Linux will not automatically assign it to an interface, except maybe on boot. That depends on system configuration. Files like /etc/network/interfaces decide that behavior. Type:
man ifup
for more information.
I wish I could tell you more but I have never used an USB network adapter myself.
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