[lug] Network Connection

[John Gary]

I have Redhat 7 with a 3Com 509 NIC and a 3Com hub connected to a
Windows ME system which has the DSL.  When I run Win NT the local
network works fine.
With Linux the message file from the boot up gives the " Network is
down" message as shown below.  Everything was powered up when I started
Linux, the
system works when running NT so I do not suspect a bad connection.  I
can not find
any information on the "ifup" refered to in the boot messages.  I can
ping eth0 but the routing table was not set during bootup.  When I
attempt to add to the routing table with route, I get the "network down"
message.  Any idea what the problem is?
The "ifconfig eth0" command gives a reasonable response.

Jun 15 08:55:03 pecos network: Setting network parameters:  succeeded
Jun 15 08:55:04 pecos network: Bringing up interface lo:  succeeded
Jun 15 08:55:04 pecos ifup: SIOCSIFFLAGS: Resource temporarily
unavailable
Jun 15 08:55:04 pecos ifup: SIOCADDRT: Network is down
Jun 15 08:55:04 pecos ifup: SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable
Jun 15 08:55:05 pecos network: Bringing up interface eth0:  succeeded
Jun 15 11:16:32 pecos kernel: eth0: 3c509 at 0x300 tag 1, 10baseT port,
address  00 50 04 e4 7d bb, IRQ 10.
Jun 15 11:16:32 pecos kernel: 3c509.c:1.16 (2.2) 2/3/98
becker at cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov.

Thanks,  John Gary