after i ping it's showing "unknown host www.gentoo.org" ?[S]

Whiteskullbot0

Hi!

I' m new here. I've tried to install gentoo and at booting everything was going normal (I think

), but when i started to ping "www.gentoo.org" it was saying "ping: unknown host www.gentoo.org".
I looked again at the RX and TX (/sbin/ifconfig) and it wasn't showing anything.
I' ve tried ewerything in the handbook, but it doesn't working.

Is it a problem with compatibility with my network card considering that computer is a 10 year old, and the card is 1 year old?

FranZ · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject:

Are you booting from the livecd or already into your own system?

If you are booting from the livecd, try

ikshaar · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject:

You did not say which step of the install you were, I will assume this one:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=3

Do you have DSL router? modem?

You probably need to find out which network card/chipset you have. If you don't know, you can try lspci it shows you the list of all devices. You can also run lsmod from the install CD and it will show you what drivers the liveCD have loaded (but a bit harder to decipher). A third option is dmesg and see the boot process messages.

There is also the option of network-less install if you can download the bigger install CD. But better to find out if your network card is supported.
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Whiteskullbot0 · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:56 pm Post subject: i' ve tried

i've tried the

FranZ · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject:

That might help. Check the patch cable while you're at it.
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Whiteskullbot0 · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: Success!

I've changed my network card and it's working perfectly. Thank you for all the help.