I wanted to connect a Linux system with Windows LAN connection for internet. But while configuring the ethernet card through Internet configuration wizard it gives "No ethernet driver information supported" as error message and "Determining IP of eth0 --failed" Then i downloaded the driver. now i don't know how to install it and how to activate it. help thanks infosysian

It depends on the file type of the download. If it's a TGZ file, you'll need to extract it and look for a README with instructions. This may also require rebooting into the console with root priveleges. If it's an RPM and your distro supports RPMs, you should be able to just double-click on it in the GUI. The vast majority of drivers use the first method. Doing drivers manually in Linux is just plainly a pain in the ass.

you listed your linux os as linux 9.0? what is it really? redhat, mandrake, slackware, ubuntu? slack is the only one that doesnt do rpm's out of the box. I'm very surprised that your ethernet card is unsupported. I've used slackware and redhat and even older versions of slack have detected eth0 successfully. are you going wireless by any chance? just for the record, double clicking on rpm's doesnt work most of the time, depending on how stable the extraction package in your distro is. I always prefer to extract using the command line. look it up. additionally, I've never had to reboot into root, just open up a terminal window, type 'su' at the command line (without quotes, of course) and your root password. go to the manufacturer site and if you're lucky, they may have drivers. if not, there's always a lovely tool called google.