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    Linux Mint: Enabling a NIC

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    • Mike RalstonM
      Mike Ralston
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      So I have here a machine running on Linux Mint. What exact command lines do I need to run to enable the internal Ethernet port? The graphical interface seems to have no options for enabling it.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        That means it didn't detect a connection. If it had one it would be on already. What hardware are you on?

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        • Mike RalstonM
          Mike Ralston
          last edited by

          HP Compaq DC 7700

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            Where did that come from? Is that Andy's old development workstation?

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller
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              What is the output of ethtool eth0

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
                last edited by

                It is reported as working:

                http://community.linuxmint.com/hardware/view/16156

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller
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                  And the output of ifconfig

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                  • Mike RalstonM
                    Mike Ralston
                    last edited by

                    I have no idea where it came from, I was just told to put Mint on it 😛 Everything else works perfectly, plugins and system tools all. But it says the NIC cable is unplugged. I checked the connections from the machine all the way to the Modem, and everything is fine.

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                    • PSX_DefectorP
                      PSX_Defector
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                      If things are working, something is probably connected.

                      Do the ifconfig and ethtool output. That will tell you if you can safely ignore or if there is a problem. Totally possible it's eth2 or something equally stupid, where it bound up an ethernet interface and it really doesn't do anything.

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                      • Mike RalstonM
                        Mike Ralston
                        last edited by

                        Got it working, thanks guys.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          What was it?

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