Missing Ethernet Port

[Tom Sparks]

--- On Sun, 17/7/11, David Bowskill <davidbow at tpg.com.au> wrote:

> From: David Bowskill <davidbow at tpg.com.au>
> Subject: Missing Ethernet Port
> To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> Received: Sunday, 17 July, 2011, 2:14 PM
> Hello All
> 
> I have a problem when installing Ubuntu 10.04 on a Friends
> Laptop.
> 
> I have already installed 10.04 with no trouble on my desk
> top and lap top.
> 
> In a terminal  "ifconfig eth0" shows 'eth0' to be
> present on both my
> machines but absent on the Friends laptop (there is also no
> eth1 etc).
> 
> The Friends laptop connects to the Internet OK on Windows
> 7  but because
> of the absence of 'eth0' fails to connect with Ubuntu.
> 
> Can anybody tell me how to fix this ?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> David B
> 
> 
tell us a little the make and model of your friends computer

What dose lspci and lsusb report on his computer?

send us the dmesg file from his coomputer?

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